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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7815

02 November 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Shred, store, or secure? Matthew Kay & Natasha Adom tackle the archiving conundrum

Carry on testing; lawyer bypass regrets; better reception likely.

Accountable Care Organisations: a new model for the provision of health & social care? Nicholas Dobson reports

Does ENRC represent a missed opportunity for legal professional privilege, asks Tom Dane

It’s time for schools to reflect on the discriminatory nature of excluding children with special educational needs, says Olivia Wybraniec

Michel Reznik reports on recommendations by the Treasury Committee for the creation of a Financial Services Tribunal

In Justice Week, David Greene shows how the crisis in crime is reflected to particular areas of practice in civil justice

​A series of recent decisions provide important guidance for litigators over securing fees when a client goes bust, says Grania Langdon-Down

Ongoing uncertainty around Brexit perceived as a negative factor

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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
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’
Recent allegations surrounding Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have reignited scrutiny of the ancient common law offence of misconduct in public office. Writing in NLJ this week, Simon Parsons, teaching fellow at Bath Spa University, asks whether their conduct could clear a notoriously high legal hurdle
A Court of Appeal ruling has drawn a firm line under party autonomy in arbitration. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed, associate professor at the University of Leicester, analyses Gluck v Endzweig [2026] EWCA Civ 145, where a clause allowing arbitrators to amend an award ‘at any time’ was held incompatible with the Arbitration Act 1996
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