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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7495

04 January 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
The Cass Entrepreneurship Fund Two new companies

The Cass Entrepreneurship Fund has announced its investment in two new companies.

05 January 2012
Kicking racism out

HLE blogger James Wilson reviews the racism charge against the England football captain

05 January 2012 / Hle Blog
Suicide to be legalised?

Commission proposes legal framework for assisted suicide

05 January 2012
Beginning of the “Big Bang”?

Solicitors Regulation Authority launches application process for ABS status

05 January 2012
Rights for ministers

Methodist minister is an employee of the church

05 January 2012
Call to end relationship “recycling”

High Court judge calls for increased efforts to avoid divorce

05 January 2012
SRA cubed

New offices for Solicitors Regulation Authority

05 January 2012
Public-sector rise

Survey finds business is improving for public-sector lawyers

05 January 2012
Greenwich law

Withdrawal of funds from Community Law Centre "lawful"

05 January 2012
Public procurement

European Commission proposes public procurement law reform

05 January 2012
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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

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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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