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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7383

03 September 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Louise Spitz ponders the role of family law in winning voters’ hearts & minds

William Flenley hopes civil law reform will sit high on the government’s agenda

Denton Wilde Sapte has signed an exclusive deal to send all of its future trainees to the College of Law.

Maximum rates for experts and cuts to criminal work among proposed changes

Is Public Law still public? asks Krishnendu Mukherjee

The new chairman of the Law Commission was announced today by the Lord Chancellor.

Doughty Street Chambers announces the opening of its office in Manchester with four young new members;

Property prices are affecting FDR payouts, Thomas Duggins finds

Clark v Lucas Solicitors serves as a timely warning for conveyancing solicitors say Mark Sefton & Oliver Radley-Gardner

Peter Vaines foresees that putting a foot wrong could land taxpayers in trouble

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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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