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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7547

06 January 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Henry v NGN demonstrates a firmer line needs to be taken on costs budgeting, says Dominic Regan

The legal profession needs to wake up and smell the coffee, warns Andrew Parker

Has a recent High Court ruling created a new concept of accidental dismissal? Peter Taheri reports

Should vulnerable people who provide information on alleged abuse be entitled to public interest immunity? David Burrows investigates

Meghann McTague examines the impact of recent case law on the scope of vicarious liability in abuse claims

Nicholas Bevan continues his series on compensating RTA victims & finds our national law provision wanting

A recent High Court decision appears to sound another blow for landlords. Siobhan Jones reports

Liquidators can apply the hindsight principle when assessing whether a company is past the point of no return, reports Simon Duncan

Tom Bell debates the pros & cons of disapplying CPR 36.14

Wall v Mutuelle De Poitiers Assurances [2013] EWHC 53 (QB), [2013] All ER (D) 208 (Jan)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

Sidley—Jeremy Trinder

Sidley—Jeremy Trinder

Global finance group strengthened by returning partner in London

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire

NEWS
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law
A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
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