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Andrew Francis tells some cautionary tales of restrictive covenants used for holiday & other short-term lettings
From document management to decision-making: Ben Roe explores the practical applications of AI in the courtroom
How about a court survey?; cross on an interlocutory; mental health care shake-up; latest on cat poo; liability-only Pt 36 offers.
Game on for fraudsters? Paul Schwartfeger & Nadia Latti consider civil fraud in platform-controlled digital assets
Ian McDougall on the dangers of blurred lines between counsel & cause
Lasting powers of attorney & letters of wishes should evolve with a client’s life. Regular reviews can prevent family disputes, court intervention & costly mistakes, writes Ann Stanyer
Book review: The Law Firm of 2030: How the future law firm might look
Book review: The Law Firm of 2030: How the future law firm might look
Book review: The Law Firm of 2030: How the future law firm might look
"The next board meeting of every law firm should have on its agenda the following item: why have we not read this book?"
Paul McKeown, Adrian Keane & Sally Stares analyse the problems with the current directions on the criminal standard of proof
Neurotechnology is advancing at breakneck speed—but can existing patent law keep up? Larissa Bifano, Rebecca Lawrence & Harry Lambert examine the IP challenges facing innovators in the UK & US
Ed Cape, Matthew Hardcastle & Sandra Paul look back on 40 years of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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’
Jackson Lees Group—Jannina Barker, Laura Beattie & Catherine McCrindle
Firm promotes senior associate and team leader as wills, trusts and probate team expands
Asserson—Michael Francos-Downs
Manchester real estate finance practice welcomes legal director
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Children can claim for ‘lost years’ damages in personal injury cases, the Supreme Court has held in a landmark judgment
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
From cat fouling to Part 36 brinkmanship, the latest 'Civil way' round-up is a reminder that procedural skirmishes can have sharp teeth. NLJ columnist Stephen Gold ranges across recent decisions with his customary wit
Digital loot may feel like property, but civil law is not always convinced. In NLJ this week, Paul Schwartfeger of 36 Stone and Nadia Latti of CMS examine fraud involving platform-controlled digital assets, from ‘account takeover and asset stripping’ to ‘value laundering’
Lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) are not ‘set and forget’ documents. In this week's NLJ, Ann Stanyer of Wedlake Bell urges practitioners to review LPAs every five years and after major life changes
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The Guralp case has given the Serious Fraud Office a welcome boost, writes Jonathan Fisher KC, but lessons can still be learned
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Swedish company Oatly has lost its bid to trademark the term ‘post milk generation’, after the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favour of the dairy industry trade association, Dairy UK
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It is possible to obtain a UK patent for an artificial intelligence (AI) machine which uses artificial neural networks (ANNs), the Supreme Court has held
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The ‘statutory remit’ of super-regulator the Legal Services Board (LSB) is to come under scrutiny in a government review
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Sonya Sceats, next director and CEO of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, discusses her long-standing mission to uphold and defend the rule of law
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