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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7538

13 November 2012

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Ansari v Knowles and others [2012] EWHC 3137 (QB), [2012] All ER (D) 117 (Nov)

Hollister Incorporated and another company v Medik Ostomy Supplies Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1419, [2012] All ER (D) 114 (Nov)

Why should you have to sue in the Commercial Court to avoid costs budgeting, asks Richard Langley

Engagement with COLPs & COFAs will reap benefits for law firms says Andrew Garbutt

Why being a good in-house lawyer isn’t enough. Paul Hughes presents the case for evolutionary change

JustCite talk good law

James Wilson on the Dreyfus affair then & now

SIAC ruling on Muslim cleric angers government

Call for lawyers to get a handle on litigation funding

Local authorities must take Equality Act into account

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Michelman Robinson—Daniel Burbeary

Firm names partner as London office managing partner

Bellevue Law—Sally Hall

Employment boutique strengthens data protection and privacy offering with senior consultant hire

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’

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APIL sees off ‘substantial prejudice’ defence

Personal injury lawyers have welcomed a government U-turn on a ‘substantial prejudice’ defence that risked enabling defendants in child sexual abuse civil cases to have proceedings against them dropped

‘Lost years’ precedent overturned

Children can claim for ‘lost years’ damages in personal injury cases, the Supreme Court has held in a landmark judgment

NLJ this week: Short lets & sharp covenants

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

NLJ this week: Justice at the algorithm’s edge

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

NLJ this week: When ‘milk’ really means milk

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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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7538

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Michelman Robinson—Daniel Burbeary

Bellevue Law—Sally Hall

NLJ Career Profile: Ken Fowlie, Stowe Family Law