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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7335

04 September 2008
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Donaldson and another v O’Sullivan and another [2008] EWCA Civ 879, [2008] All ER (D) 393

Re B (children)(placement order: expert reports) [2008] EWCA Civ 835, [2008] All ER (D) 228 (Jul)

R (on the application of Baiai and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (on the application of Bigoku and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (on the application of Tilki) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 53, [2008] All ER (D) 411 (Jul)

Greenweb Ltd v Wandsworth London Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 910, [2008] All ER (D) 420 (Jul)

Yeomans Row Management Ltd v Cobbe [2008] UKHL 55, [2008] All ER (D) 419 (Jul)

Sony Computer Entertainment UK Ltd v Cinram Logistics UK Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 955, [2008] All ER (D) 66 (Aug)

Re N (a Child) (McKenzie Friends: Rights of Audience) [2008] EWHC 2042 (Fam), [2008] All ER (D) 116 (Aug)

R v K [2008] EWCA Crim 1900, [2008] All ER (D) 93 (Aug)

How has Malcolm redefined the test for disability related discrimination? Spencer Keen reports

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Ken Fowlie, Stowe Family Law

NLJ Career Profile: Ken Fowlie, Stowe Family Law

Ken Fowlie, chairman of Stowe Family Law, reflects on more than 30 years in legal services after ‘falling into law’

Jackson Lees Group—Jannina Barker, Laura Beattie & Catherine McCrindle

Jackson Lees Group—Jannina Barker, Laura Beattie & Catherine McCrindle

Firm promotes senior associate and team leader as wills, trusts and probate team expands

Asserson—Michael Francos-Downs

Asserson—Michael Francos-Downs

Manchester real estate finance practice welcomes legal director

NEWS
Children can claim for ‘lost years’ damages in personal injury cases, the Supreme Court has held in a landmark judgment
Holiday lets may promise easy returns, but restrictive covenants can swiftly scupper plans. Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Francis of Serle Court recounts how covenants limiting use to a ‘private dwelling house’ or ‘private residence’ have repeatedly defeated short-term letting schemes
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already embedded in the civil courts, but regulation lags behind practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Ben Roe of Baker McKenzie charts a landscape where AI assists with transcription, case management and document handling, yet raises acute concerns over evidence, advocacy and even judgment-writing
The cab-rank rule remains a bulwark of the rule of law, yet lawyers are increasingly judged by their clients’ causes. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian McDougall, president of the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation, warns that conflating representation with endorsement is a ‘clear and present danger’
The Supreme Court has drawn a firm line under branding creativity in regulated markets. In Dairy UK Ltd v Oatly AB, it ruled that Oatly’s ‘post-milk generation’ trade mark unlawfully deployed a protected dairy designation. In NLJ this week, Asima Rana of DWF explains that the court prioritised ‘regulatory clarity over creative branding choices’, holding that ‘designation’ extends beyond product names to marketing slogans
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