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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7597

07 March 2014
IN THIS ISSUE
The Litvinenko affair

Pressure on home secretary to hold an inquiry

07 March 2014
Wet work

Warning over rising number of flood claims

07 March 2014
Fostering a duty? Premium Content

Richard Scorer & Lizanne Gumbel QC discuss the liability of local authorities for foster carers

07 March 2014 / Lizanne Gumbel KC / Richard Scorer
The big bonus split Premium Content

How do the courts treat post-separation earnings? Robert Micklem & Lucy Marks report

07 March 2014 / Robert Micklem / Lucy Marks
Dispelling the s 21 myths Premium Content

A recent Court of Appeal ruling provides important clarification on the validity of s 21 notices, as Mathew McDermott reports

07 March 2014 / Mathew McDermott
Libel and slander—Privilege—Extra-Parliamentary inquiry Premium Content

Makudi v Baron Triesman of Tottenham [2014] EWCA Civ 179

07 March 2014
Arbitration Premium Content

BDMS Ltd v Rafael Advanced Defence Systems [2014] EWHC 451 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 244 (Feb)

07 March 2014
Civil procedure Premium Content

MB Garden Buildings Ltd v Mark Burton Construction Ltd and another [2014] EWHC 431 (IPEC), [2014] All ER (D) 276 (Feb)

07 March 2014
Costs Premium Content

Stone Brewer LLP v Just Costs Ltd [2014] EWHC 219 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 265 (Feb)

07 March 2014
Nuisance Premium Content

Coventry and others v Lawrence and another [2014] UKSC 13, [2014] All ER (D) 245 (Feb)

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NLJ Career Profile: Ken Fowlie, Stowe Family Law

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Ken Fowlie, chairman of Stowe Family Law, reflects on more than 30 years in legal services after ‘falling into law’

Gardner Leader—Michelle Morgan & Catherine Morris

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Regional law firm expands employment team with partner and senior associate hires

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Nottinghamtrusts, estates and tax team welcomes two senior associates

NEWS
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‘Lost years’ precedent overturned
Children can claim for ‘lost years’ damages in personal injury cases, the Supreme Court has held in a landmark judgment
NLJ this week: Neutral counsel in a polarised age
The cab-rank rule remains a bulwark of the rule of law, yet lawyers are increasingly judged by their clients’ causes. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian McDougall, president of the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation, warns that conflating representation with endorsement is a ‘clear and present danger’
NLJ this week: Short lets & sharp covenants
Holiday lets may promise easy returns, but restrictive covenants can swiftly scupper plans. Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Francis of Serle Court recounts how covenants limiting use to a ‘private dwelling house’ or ‘private residence’ have repeatedly defeated short-term letting schemes
NLJ this week: Justice at the algorithm’s edge
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already embedded in the civil courts, but regulation lags behind practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Ben Roe of Baker McKenzie charts a landscape where AI assists with transcription, case management and document handling, yet raises acute concerns over evidence, advocacy and even judgment-writing
NLJ this week: When ‘milk’ really means milk
The Supreme Court has drawn a firm line under branding creativity in regulated markets. In Dairy UK Ltd v Oatly AB, it ruled that Oatly’s ‘post-milk generation’ trade mark unlawfully deployed a protected dairy designation. In NLJ this week, Asima Rana of DWF explains that the court prioritised ‘regulatory clarity over creative branding choices’, holding that ‘designation’ extends beyond product names to marketing slogans
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