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Issue: Vol 176, Issue 8177

18 September 2026

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Roshan Panesar examines a telecoms ruling that leaves operators caught between the Electronic Communications Code & the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954

Dr Estelle Ivanova & Dr Ian Blackshaw champion the importance of fair competition in the sports sector

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

Fred Philpott on why consumer credit law faces its biggest overhaul in 50 years

Catherine Frost considers natural justice, safety, & secrecy in statutory will applications

James Glaysher explores the use of arbitration material in open court

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

A child’s views can be taken into account during international child abduction proceedings, the Supreme Court has held

Small and medium-sized law firms have urged regulators to pause plans to exclude owner-managers from compliance officer roles

Lawyers have raised the alarm on employment tribunal delays and backlogs, with some cases facing a three-year wait for a hearing

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Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise

Twenty Essex—Thomas Hibbs, Jack Hollingworth & Sam Pearce

Three new tenants join Twenty Essex

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NLJ this week: Auditors tighten the disclosure screws

The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations

NLJ this week: Telecoms tenants caught in a legal gap

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’

NLJ this week: Due process holds the line

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

NLJ this week: Credit law’s regulatory reset

Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules

NLJ this week: Employment law’s four-point check