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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7666

04 September 2015

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Re X (Children) and Y (Children) (Emergency protection orders) [2015] EWHC 2265 (Fam), [2015] All ER (D) 340 (Jul)

Stevens v University of Birmingham [2015] EWHC 2300 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 50 (Aug)

Kindness to lessees; Macclesfield faces chop; CPR and FPR: latest changes; & peril of service charge challenge

Taukacs v Taukaca [2015] EWHC 2365 (Fam), [2015] All ER (D) 85 (Aug)

Financial Conduct Authority v Da Vinci Invest Ltd [2015] EWHC 2401 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 77 (Aug)

Director of Public Prosecutions v Bulmer [2015] EWHC 2323 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 342 (Jul)

R (on the application of Nutricia Ltd) v Secretary of State for Health [2015] EWHC 2285 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 334 (Jul)

Metropolitan Police Commisisoner v Ahsan [2015] EWHC 2354 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 54 (Aug)

Gary Carrington considers how non-lawyer senior managers & non-executive directors can bring something new to the board

Going it alone? Neil Swift & Nicholas Querée highlight a further common law decision criticising Three Rivers (No 5) in the context of regulatory investigations

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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’

Gardner Leader—Michelle Morgan & Catherine Morris

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

Freeths—Carly Harwood & Tom Newton

Nottinghamtrusts, estates and tax team welcomes two senior associates

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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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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7666

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Ken Fowlie, Stowe Family Law

Gardner Leader—Michelle Morgan & Catherine Morris

Freeths—Carly Harwood & Tom Newton