Athelstane Aamodt
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Athelstane Aamodt, group legal advisor, Associated Newspapers Limited (www.dmgmedia.co.uk).
Barrister
Athelstane Aamodt, group legal advisor, Associated Newspapers Limited (www.dmgmedia.co.uk).
Athelstane Aamodt asks: when is a signature not a signature?
How has a phrase that appears nowhere in the supreme law of the US managed to become part of it? Athelstane Aamodt considers the history
As the world waits to find out who will become the next pope, Athelstane Aamodt explains how the Catholic Church will make the decision
As the Bill progresses through Parliament, Athelstane Aamodt looks back at millennia of arguments for & against assisted dying
Not only the athletes but the lawyers should win a gold medal, writes Athelstane Aamodt
Athelstane Aamodt on the earthly laws of celestial bodies
How do we regulate the treatment of the dead? Athelstane Aamodt digs up the truth
Athelstane Aamodt considers whether the US Constitution can put the brakes on the Trump campaign
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Cripps—Radius Law
Commercial and technology practice boosted by team hire
Switalskis—Grimsby
Firm expands with new Grimsby office to serve North East Lincolnshire
Slater Heelis—Will Newman & Lucy Spilsbury
Property team boosted by two solicitor appointments
NEWS
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
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
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
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’
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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