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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7556

19 April 2013
IN THIS ISSUE
Jonathan Smithers—The Law Society

LS appoints next deputy vice president

18 April 2013
The new model Premium Content

What now for the victims of the legal aid cuts, asks Roger Smith

18 April 2013 / Roger Smith
Asleep at the wheel? Premium Content

The government is driving dangerously, says Nicholas Bevan

18 April 2013 / Nicholas Bevan
A tricky path Premium Content

Sam Cherry advocates streamlining title investigation

18 April 2013 / Sam Cherry
RTA plans “deeply flawed & partial”

PI lawyer warns that government proposals make no attempt to address defects in law

18 April 2013
Cost of justice too high?

Environmental proceedings must not be “prohibitively expensive”

18 April 2013
Conveyancers hit by fraudsters & launderers

SRA report demonstrates widespread conveyancing fraud

18 April 2013
Family reform deadlines must be met

Head of family division puts his foot down

18 April 2013
Closing the gap

Report shows gap between private practice & in-house salaries is shrinking

18 April 2013
NHS appointment

Hill Dickinson appointed to NHS framework agreement

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: 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
NLJ this week: Do Mandelson and Mountbatten-Windsor meet the misconduct bar?
Recent allegations surrounding Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have reignited scrutiny of the ancient common law offence of misconduct in public office. Writing in NLJ this week, Simon Parsons, teaching fellow at Bath Spa University, asks whether their conduct could clear a notoriously high legal hurdle
NLJ this week: Supreme Court unlocks ‘lost years’ windfall for injured children
A landmark ruling has reshaped child clinical negligence claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Jodi Newton, head of birth and paediatric negligence at Osbornes Law, explains how the Supreme Court in CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2026] UKSC 5 has overturned Croke v Wiseman, ending the long-standing bar on children recovering ‘lost years’ earnings
NLJ this week: Finality trumps freedom in arbitration showdown
A Court of Appeal ruling has drawn a firm line under party autonomy in arbitration. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed, associate professor at the University of Leicester, analyses Gluck v Endzweig [2026] EWCA Civ 145, where a clause allowing arbitrators to amend an award ‘at any time’ was held incompatible with the Arbitration Act 1996
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