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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7360

12 March 2009
IN THIS ISSUE
Civil Litigation

Morgan v Hinton Organics (Wessex) Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 107, [2009] All ER (D) 14 (Mar)

12 March 2009
Consumer credit—Extortionate credit bargain— Limitation period

Nolan v Wright [2009] EWHC 305 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 45 (Mar)

12 March 2009
Setback for Heyday campaign

ECJ ruling will derail huge number of potential claims against employers

12 March 2009
Taxing matters Premium Content

Peter Vaines tackles residency, domicile and Polish plumbers' suits

12 March 2009 / Peter Vaines
Eversheds on the grid

News in Brief

12 March 2009
Family barristers at break point

Pay cuts forcing family barristers to desert legal aid work

12 March 2009
Family: Revoking adoptions Premium Content

Children's interests should be at the heart of adoption decisions, says Jonathan Herring

12 March 2009 / Jonathan Herring
Arbitration

The Dorchester Hotel Ltd v Vivid Interiors Ltd [2009] EWHC 70 (TCC), [2009] All ER (D) 264 (Feb)

12 March 2009
Family law

T (a child) (care order) [2009] EWCA Civ 121, [2009] All ER (D) 47 (Mar)

12 March 2009
Employers warned

Employment

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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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
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NLJ this week: Tightening the screws on JCT terminations
The Supreme Court has delivered a decisive ruling on termination under the JCT Design & Build form. Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Singer KC and Jonathan Ward, of Kings Chambers, analyse Providence Building Services v Hexagon Housing Association [2026] UKSC 1, which restores the first-instance decision and curbs contractors’ termination rights for repeated late payment
NLJ this week: Old rules, fresh warnings in employment law
Secondments, disciplinary procedures and appeal chaos all feature in a quartet of recent rulings. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, examines how established principles are being tested in modern disputes
NLJ this week: The rise of the ‘ChatGPT client’ rattles the profession
The AI revolution is no longer a distant murmur—it’s at the client’s desk. Writing in NLJ this week, Peter Ambrose, CEO of The Partnership and Legalito, warns that the ‘AI chickens’ have ‘come home to roost’, transforming not just legal practice but the lawyer–client relationship itself
NLJ this week: Surrogacy children caught in succession gap
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’
NLJ this week: Online safety law at a crossroads
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
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