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Tim Malloch

Solicitor

Tim Malloch is a solicitor & NLJ contributor.

Solicitor

Tim Malloch is a solicitor & NLJ contributor.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
Tim Malloch looks back at the repression of the Chartists & finds echoes in our more recent past

Brexit, HPC & state aid: mission Impossible? Tim Malloch returns with a post election update

Why have the dynamics of the Hinkley Point C negotiation changed since the EU referendum, asks Tim Malloch

    Hinkley Point C: Tim Malloch reports on a French letter & corporate chaos

    Hinkley Point C: the Chinese visit, the Austrian challenge & the German experience, by Tim Malloch

    Tim Malloch considers the implications of the Hinkley Point C decision

    The controversy over Prince Charles’s letters is a manifestation of a centuries-old constitutional problem, says Tim Malloch

    Should damages be available for judicial review? Tim Malloch investigates

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    MOVERS & SHAKERS

    Bellevue Law—Lianne Craig

    Bellevue Law—Lianne Craig

    Workplace law firm expands commercial disputes team with senior consultant hire

    EIP—Rob Barker

    EIP—Rob Barker

    IP firm promotes patent attorney to partner

    Muckle LLP—Ryan Butler

    Muckle LLP—Ryan Butler

    Banking and restructuring team bolstered by insolvency specialist

    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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