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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7709

29 July 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Monster Energy Company v European Union Intellectual Property Office T-567/15, [2016] All ER (D) 68 (Jul)

Versloot Dredging BV and another v HDI Gerline Industrie Versicherung AG and others [2016] UKSC 45, [2016] All ER (D) 92 (Jul)

Juffali v Juffali [2016] EWHC 1684 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 86 (Jul)

Robert Spicer & Polly Lord issue a riposte to the legal industry’s current rush to IT

Southern Gas Networks plc v Thames Water Utilities Ltd [2016] EWHC 1669 (TCC), [2016] All ER (D) 87 (Jul)

Willers v Joyce and another (in substitution for and in their capacity as executors of Albert Gubay (Deceased)) (No 1) [2016] UKSC 43, [2016] All ER (D) 97 (Jul)

R (on the application of FR (Albania) and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 605, [2016] All ER (D) 101 (Jul)

Is the doctrine of precedent the “unwavering” foundation of common law ask Stuart Pickford & Vivien Yip

James Goudkamp & Donal Nolan study contributory negligence in practice

LSLA president: lawyers must act to avoid potential damage

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

Sidley—Jeremy Trinder

Sidley—Jeremy Trinder

Global finance group strengthened by returning partner in London

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire

NEWS

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
The long-running Mazur saga edged towards its finale as the Court of Appeal heard arguments on whether non-solicitors can ‘conduct litigation’. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School reports from a packed courtroom where 16 wigs watched Nick Bacon KC argue that Mr Justice Sheldon had failed to distinguish between ‘tasks and responsibilities’
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
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