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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7538

13 November 2012

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Ruth Daniel highlights the importance of pro bono work following recent legal reform

Rad Kohanzad slams government plans to allow employees to exchange employment rights for shares

Is it possible to regulate the press but still uphold its freedom, asks Iain Goldrein QC

Employers enjoy a high degree of flexibility when choosing redundancy selection criteria, says Antoine Tinnion

Clare Renton explains the 1996 Hague Convention newly in force

John Ogilvie & Ardil Salem explore what SerVaas means for judgment creditors pursuing state-owned assets

NHS Trust v D (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) [2012] EWHC 886 (COP), [2012] All ER (D) 171 (Apr)

Petrochemical Industries Company (KSC) v Dow Chemical Company [2012] EWHC 2739 (Comm), [2012] All ER (D) 83 (Nov)

JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov and others [2012] EWCA Civ 1411, [2012] All ER (D) 66 (Nov)

Stevenson and another v Singh and others [2012] EWHC 2880 (QB), [2012] All ER (D) 76 (Nov)

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Kennedys—Milan Devani

Chief information officer appointment strengthens technology leadership

Maguire Family Law—Hannah Barlow & Sophie Hughes

Firm strengthens Wilmslow team with two solicitor appointments

DWF—Ian Plumley

Londoninsurance and reinsurance practice announces partner appointment

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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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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7538

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Kennedys—Milan Devani

Maguire Family Law—Hannah Barlow & Sophie Hughes

DWF—Ian Plumley