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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7405

18 February 2010
IN THIS ISSUE
Missing persons Premium Content

Sandra Walsh on coping with the rising tide of missing beneficiaries

18 February 2010 / Sandra Walsh
Good Will hunting Premium Content

Paul Hewitt & Paola Fudakowska report on codicils & statutory legacies

18 February 2010 / Paola Fudakowska / Paul Hewitt
Making the right choice Premium Content

Janina Porter outlines when a Jersey Will is recommended

18 February 2010 / Janina Porter
The sky’s the limit Premium Content

When sales patter becomes fraud—damages go sky high, say Matthew Lawson & Piers Elliott

18 February 2010 / Matthew Lawson / Piers Elliott
Civil way: 19 February 2010 Premium Content

Soaring fees; Drug addicts: bad news; Witness immunity; TOLATA beats AR

18 February 2010 / Stephen Gold
The final straw? Premium Content

Malcolm Dowden on planning enforcement & immunity

18 February 2010 / Malcolm Dowden
Stormy conditions ahead? Premium Content

Michael Feakes on a recent court decision which blew CFAs a fair wind

18 February 2010 / Michael Feakes
Costs—Assessment—Standard basis Premium Content

Drew v Whitbread [2010] EWCA Civ 53, [2010] All ER (D) 104 (Feb)

18 February 2010
Religion—Hindu ceremony—Cremation Premium Content

R (on the application of Ghai) v Newcastle City Council (Ramgharia Gurdwara, Hitchin and another intervening) [2010] EWCA Civ 59, [2010] All ER (D) 106 (Feb)

18 February 2010
Adjudication Premium Content

Rok Building Ltd v Celtic Composting Systems Ltd (No 2) [2010] EWHC 66 (TCC), [2010] All ER (D) 107 (Feb)

18 February 2010
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Foot Anstey—Jasmine Olomolaiye

Foot Anstey—Jasmine Olomolaiye

Investigations and corporate crime expert joins as partner

Fieldfisher—Mark Shaw

Fieldfisher—Mark Shaw

Veteran funds specialist joins investment funds team

Taylor Wessing—Stephen Whitfield

Taylor Wessing—Stephen Whitfield

Firm enhances competition practice with London partner hire

NEWS
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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: Do Mandelson and Mountbatten-Windsor meet the misconduct bar?
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
NLJ this week: Finality trumps freedom in arbitration showdown
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
NLJ this week: How sure is ‘sure’? Juries split on proof threshold
For decades, juries have been told to convict only if they are ‘sure’ of guilt. But what does that mean in practice? Writing in NLJ this week, Michael Zander KC, NLJ columnist and emeritus professor at LSE, argues the answer is alarmingly unclear
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
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