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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7556

19 April 2013
IN THIS ISSUE
Civil way: 28 June 2013 Premium Content

The latest on Jackson

27 June 2013
Piece by piece Premium Content

Although piecemeal, recent cases have made important contributions to employment law, reports Ian Smith

19 April 2013 / Ian Smith
On home ground

A recent Court of Appeal case tackles the controversial concept of habitual residence. Clare Williams reports

19 April 2013 / Clare Williams
Disclosure & inspection of documents—Disclosure against persons not parties to proceedings—Non-party in form but party in substance Premium Content

Flatman v Germany; Weddall v Barchester Health Care Ltd (Law Society intervening) [2013] EWCA Civ 278, [2013] All ER (D) 41 (Apr)

19 April 2013
The best fit Premium Content

Chris Pamplin considers how easy it is to choose the right expert

19 April 2013 / Dr Chris Pamplin
Cutting to the chase Premium Content

Medico-legal experts must sharpen up their acts, as Giles Eyre reports

19 April 2013 / Giles Eyre
Online review Premium Content

Medico-Legal Report Writing in Civil Claims (Core Skills)

19 April 2013 / Jonathan Aspinall
Max Marrison—Taylor&Emmet

New commercial property partner for Sheffield firm

18 April 2013
Simon Bradbury & Joanne Goodchild—Appleyard Lees

Two new appointments to Manchester office

18 April 2013
Richard Williams—Davenport Lyons

Davenport Lyons appoints its first CEO

18 April 2013
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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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
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NLJ this week: Tightening the screws on JCT terminations
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
NLJ this week: Old rules, fresh warnings in employment law
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
NLJ this week: The rise of the ‘ChatGPT client’ rattles the profession
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
NLJ this week: Surrogacy children caught in succession gap
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’
NLJ this week: Online safety law at a crossroads
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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