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Issue: Vol 176, Issue 8170

17 July 2026
IN THIS ISSUE
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land

From lease renewals to collective enfranchisement & public rights over land, Fern Schofield & Gwyneth Everson analyse the quarter’s most significant property law decisions

Professor Graham Zellick KC considers the constitutional aspects of a change of prime minister between elections

Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee

Imogen Mellor examines why the Court of Protection has resisted extending person-specific capacity assessments to marriage

Businesses today face growing pressure to improve productivity, reduce administration and support increasingly flexible ways of working. Ryan Prins explains how speech-to-text technology is helping organisations address these challenges by making document creation faster, improving collaboration and strengthening security.

Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE

Paul Henty reports on rule changes to tackle shadow fleets, proxies & other sanctions evasion routes

Harry Hatwell reports on the enforcement action awaiting companies indulging in nudge, sludge & other aggressive sales practices

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Browne Jacobson—Vicky Tomlinson

Browne Jacobson—Vicky Tomlinson

Browne Jacobson appoints Vicky Tomlinson as Head of Independent Health and Care

DWF—five appointments

DWF—five appointments

DWF further strengthens major injury and casualty offering with new partner and four directors from DAC Beachcroft

Switalskis—Laura Ornsby

Switalskis—Laura Ornsby

Switalskis strengthens Grimsby child care team

NEWS
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
Arbitration may be private, but its confidentiality is no impenetrable shield. Writing in NLJ this week, James Glaysher of Kingsley Napley examines when courts will permit arbitral material to surface in open litigation
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’

Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

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