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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7263

08 March 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Is the compensation scheme for unlawful imprisonment unjust? Peter Ferguson reports

Peter Gooderham considers the latest controversy concerning medical expert evidence given for the prosecution

Gareth Rees QC and Jason Mansell highlight the tensions between domestic corruption laws and international obligations

Solicitors’ fraud is a hot topic for insurers. Barney Micklem and Simran Khanna explain why

R (Akaroglu) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWHC 367 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 03 (Mar)

R v Heard [2007] EWCA Crim 125, [2007] All ER (D) 158 (Feb)

Dulwich Estate v Baptiste [2007] All ER (D) 194 (Feb)

Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No 8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007 (SI 2007/391)

Asda Stores Ltd v Wandsworth London Borough Council [2007] All ER (D) 06 (Feb)

Phillips v Rafiq [2007] EWCA Civ 74, [2007] All ER (D) 170 (Feb)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Kennedys—Milan Devani

Kennedys—Milan Devani

Chief information officer appointment strengthens technology leadership

Maguire Family Law—Hannah Barlow & Sophie Hughes

Maguire Family Law—Hannah Barlow & Sophie Hughes

Firm strengthens Wilmslow team with two solicitor appointments

DWF—Ian Plumley

DWF—Ian Plumley

Londoninsurance and reinsurance practice announces partner appointment

NEWS
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
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 landmark ruling has reshaped child clinical negligence claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Jodi Newton, head of birth and paediatric negligence at Osbornes Law, explains how the Supreme Court in CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2026] UKSC 5 has overturned Croke v Wiseman, ending the long-standing bar on children recovering ‘lost years’ earnings
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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