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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7674

28 October 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Stolt Kestrel BV v Sener Petrol Denizcilik Ticaret AS; CDE S.A. v Sure Wind Marine Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 1035, [2015] All ER (D) 146 (Oct)

JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2015] UKSC 64, [2015] All ER (D) 175 (Oct)

United States of America v Nolan [2015] UKSC 63, [2015] All ER (D) 183 (Oct)

Transport for London v Uber London Ltd and others [2015] EWHC 2918 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 137 (Oct)

Henrietta Mason & Paola Fudakowska report on some recent wills & probate cases

The family courts are in turmoil, says Caroline East

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council v KW (by her litigation friend) and others [2015] EWCA Civ 1054, [2015] All ER (D) 176 (Oct)

AH (Algeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees intervening)[2015] EWCA Civ 1003, [2015] All ER (D) 145 (Oct)

Alistair Kinley considers contributions, qualifications & costs

Grupo Hospitalario Quiron SA v Departamento de Sanidad del Gobierno Vasco and another C-552/13 , [2015] All ER (D) 205 (Oct)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Foot Anstey—Jasmine Olomolaiye

Foot Anstey—Jasmine Olomolaiye

Investigations and corporate crime expert joins as partner

Fieldfisher—Mark Shaw

Fieldfisher—Mark Shaw

Veteran funds specialist joins investment funds team

Taylor Wessing—Stephen Whitfield

Taylor Wessing—Stephen Whitfield

Firm enhances competition practice with London partner hire

NEWS
The Supreme Court has delivered a decisive ruling on termination under the JCT Design & Build form. Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Singer KC and Jonathan Ward, of Kings Chambers, analyse Providence Building Services v Hexagon Housing Association [2026] UKSC 1, which restores the first-instance decision and curbs contractors’ termination rights for repeated late payment
Secondments, disciplinary procedures and appeal chaos all feature in a quartet of recent rulings. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, examines how established principles are being tested in modern disputes
The AI revolution is no longer a distant murmur—it’s at the client’s desk. Writing in NLJ this week, Peter Ambrose, CEO of The Partnership and Legalito, warns that the ‘AI chickens’ have ‘come home to roost’, transforming not just legal practice but the lawyer–client relationship itself
A High Court ruling involving the Longleat estate has exposed the fault line between modern family building and historic trust drafting. Writing in NLJ this week, Charlotte Coyle, director and family law expert at Freeths, examines Cator v Thynn [2026] EWHC 209 (Ch), where trustees sought approval to modernise trusts that retain pre-1970 definitions of ‘child’, ‘grandchild’ and ‘issue’
Fresh proposals to criminalise ‘nudification’ apps, prioritise cyberflashing and non-consensual intimate images, and even ban under-16s from social media have reignited debate over whether the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023) is fit for purpose. Writing in NLJ this week, Alexander Brown, head of technology, media and telecommunications, and Alexandra Webster, managing associate, Simmons & Simmons, caution against reactive law-making that could undermine the Act’s ‘risk-based and outcomes-focused’ design
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