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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7465

12 May 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Kosar v Bank of Scotland plc trading as Halifax [2011] EWHC 1050 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 08 (May)

A&E Television Networks LLC and another company v Discovery Communications Europe Ltd [2011] EWHC 1038 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 34 (May)

De Belin v Eversheds Legal Services Ltd (2011) UKEAT/0352/10/JOJ, [2011] All ER (D) 16 (May)

Lanes Group plc v Galliford Try Infrastructure Ltd [2011] EWHC 1035 (TCC), [2011] All ER (D) 10 (May)

Insolvency deposits go up by 16.5% for petitions presented after 31 May 2011 (Insolvency Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2011 (SI 2011/1167))—£700 instead of £600 on a creditor’s bankruptcy petition, £525 as against £450 on a debtor’s bankruptcy petition and £1,165 in place of £1,000 on a wind up.

Tracey Stretton offers some strategies for avoiding & managing regulatory violations

James Farrell & Trevor Davies put international document retention procedures under the spotlight

Jennifer James questions the principles of the ubiquitous super-injunction

John Bramhall explores recent trends in investor claims against banks

Simmons & Simmons has promoted 13 to its partnership.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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
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
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
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
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’
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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