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07 January 2010
Issue: 7399 / Categories: Legal News
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Litigation guru joins NLJ as consultant editor

David Greene, a partner at Edwin Coe LLP and president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, has been appointed consultant editor of NLJ.

David Greene, a partner at Edwin Coe LLP and president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, has been appointed consultant editor of NLJ.

David is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a CEDR accredited mediator.

Managing editor Elsa Booth says: “David’s extensive experience as a litigator, mediator and arbitrator means he can provide expert guidance and advice to the NLJ team and ensure the magazine remains at the forefront of legal debate in the civil litigation arena.”

As part of his new role David will co-chair NLJ’s free webinar on the final Jackson report next week.

David says: “I am delighted to be more closely associated with NLJ, which has always played a significant part in setting the legal agenda—and never more so than now, as demonstrated by next week’s innovative Jackson webcast.”

 

Issue: 7399 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Cripps—Radius Law

Cripps—Radius Law

Commercial and technology practice boosted by team hire

Switalskis—Grimsby

Switalskis—Grimsby

Firm expands with new Grimsby office to serve North East Lincolnshire

Slater Heelis—Will Newman & Lucy Spilsbury

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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