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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7544

16 January 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Andrew Hopper QC studies the impact of LSA 2007 on the practice of law

Marc Weller reviews the Arab Spring as it enters its third year

Janette Porteous considers whether same-sex marriage will cause a split between the Church & state

Anna Macey analyses the implications of the decision in Redfearn v Serco

John Summers considers two recent important property law decisions

Richard Scorer examines the extent of vicarious liability for sexual abuse

Tallington Lakes Ltd and another v Ancasta International Boat Sales Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1712, [2013] All ER (D) 14 (Jan)

Phillips and another v Francis and another [2012] EWHC 3650 (Ch), [2012] All ER (D) 225 (Dec)

Bijlani v Stewart and others UKEAT/0228/11/RN, [2013] All ER (D) 35 (Jan)

Aldwinkle v Adecco (UK) Ltd UKEAT/0208/12/LA, [2013] All ER (D) 27 (Jan)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

CBI South-East Council—Mike Wilson

CBI South-East Council—Mike Wilson

Blake Morgan managing partner appointed chair of CBI South-East Council

Birketts—Phillippa O’Neill

Birketts—Phillippa O’Neill

Commercial dispute resolution team welcomes partner in Cambridge

Charles Russell Speechlys—Matthew Griffin

Charles Russell Speechlys—Matthew Griffin

Firm strengthens international funds capability with senior hire

NEWS
The proposed £11bn redress scheme following the Supreme Court’s motor finance rulings is analysed in this week’s NLJ by Fred Philpott of Gough Square Chambers
In this week's issue, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist and former district judge, surveys another eclectic fortnight in procedure. With humour and humanity, he reminds readers that beneath the procedural dust, the law still changes lives
Generative AI isn’t the villain of the courtroom—it’s the misunderstanding of it that’s dangerous, argues Dr Alan Ma of Birmingham City University and the Birmingham Law Society in this week's NLJ
James Naylor of Naylor Solicitors dissects the government’s plan to outlaw upward-only rent review (UORR) clauses in new commercial leases under Schedule 31 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, in this week's NLJ. The reform, he explains, marks a seismic shift in landlord-tenant power dynamics: rents will no longer rise inexorably, and tenants gain statutory caps and procedural rights
Writing in NLJ this week, James Harrison and Jenna Coad of Penningtons Manches Cooper chart the Privy Council’s demolition of the long-standing ‘shareholder rule’ in Jardine Strategic v Oasis Investments
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