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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7646

27 March 2015

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Embassies’ employment immunities are in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights, as Charles Pigott reports

Spousal maintenance in a time of change outlined by Hazel Wright

Henrietta Mason & Paola Fudakowska provide a wills & probate update

Edward Rowntree explains why deathbed gifts are under the Appeal Court spotlight

James Ward takes issue with the chancellor’s unjustified attack on deeds of variation

Peter Vaines …& George Osborne get serious about tax evasion

Ecovision Systems Ltd v Vinci Construction UK Ltd [2015] EWHC 587 (TCC), [2015] All ER (D) 160 (Mar)

Braganza v BP Shipping Ltd and another [2015] UKSC 17, [2015] All ER (D) 185 (Mar)

Intermark Srl v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Design) T-384/13, [2015] All ER (D) 192 (Mar)

Naazneen Investments Ltd v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) T-250/13, [2015] All ER (D) 191 (Mar)

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NLJ Career Profile: Ken Fowlie, Stowe Family Law

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

Jackson Lees Group—Jannina Barker, Laura Beattie & Catherine McCrindle

Firm promotes senior associate and team leader as wills, trusts and probate team expands

Asserson—Michael Francos-Downs

Manchester real estate finance practice welcomes legal director

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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: 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

NLJ this week: Civil practice with claws & caution

From cat fouling to Part 36 brinkmanship, the latest 'Civil way' round-up is a reminder that procedural skirmishes can have sharp teeth. NLJ columnist Stephen Gold ranges across recent decisions with his customary wit

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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7646

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Ken Fowlie, Stowe Family Law

Jackson Lees Group—Jannina Barker, Laura Beattie & Catherine McCrindle

Asserson—Michael Francos-Downs