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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7350+7351

08 January 2009
IN THIS ISSUE
Challenging an arbitration award Premium Content

Janna Purdie considers the “substantial injustice” requirement for a successful challenge under s 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996.
 

08 January 2009
Benefits & ageism Premium Content

Ian Smith contemplates some murky borderlines

01 January 2009 / Ian Smith
Update from the courts Premium Content

How far should doctors go to inform patients about alternative procedures? Elizabeth Wale reports

01 January 2009 / Elizabeth Wale
Knights in the City

Honours

01 January 2009
Promoting equality Premium Content

Ulele Burnham examines how courts interpret positive equality obligations in public law

01 January 2009 / Ulele Burnham
News in brief

Musicians take note; Working time; Bar nursery

01 January 2009
Law reports: Will-Construction-Definition of "per stirpes" Premium Content

Sammut and others v Manzi Jnr and other (2008) ALL ER (D) 79 (Dec); Lord Phillips, Lord Hope, Lord Rodger, Baroness Hale and Lord Carswell, 4 December 2008

01 January 2009
Taxing matters

Taxation

01 January 2009
Lawyers top league in bid for survival

Profession

01 January 2009
Avoiding a pyrrhic victory Premium Content

James Lewis & Kit Jarvis discuss recent case law on enforcement

01 January 2009 / Kit Jarvis / James Lewis
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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’

Gardner Leader—Michelle Morgan & Catherine Morris

Gardner Leader—Michelle Morgan & Catherine Morris

Regional law firm expands employment team with partner and senior associate hires

Freeths—Carly Harwood & Tom Newton

Freeths—Carly Harwood & Tom Newton

Nottinghamtrusts, estates and tax team welcomes two senior associates

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‘Lost years’ precedent overturned
Children can claim for ‘lost years’ damages in personal injury cases, the Supreme Court has held in a landmark judgment
NLJ this week: Neutral counsel in a polarised age
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’
NLJ this week: Short lets & sharp covenants
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
NLJ this week: Justice at the algorithm’s edge
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
NLJ this week: When ‘milk’ really means milk
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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