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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7567

05 July 2013
IN THIS ISSUE
Sintons & Lowthian Gray

North-east merger kicks off

04 July 2013
Clarke Willmott LLP

Four new faces at Clarke Willmott

04 July 2013
Edward Black—Bovill

New principal for Bovill

04 July 2013
Epiq Systems

New Shanghai office for technology provider

04 July 2013
Hot in the City Premium Content

Richard Shave reflects on a tumultuous 12 months in the banking world

04 July 2013 / Richard Shave
You can drag a horse to mediation.... Premium Content

Graham Huntley sees limits to mediation in many commercial disputes

04 July 2013 / Graham Huntley
The way to go Premium Content

Employers can now act with greater flexibility in a redundancy exercise, says Tom Walker

04 July 2013 / Tom Walker
On the same page Premium Content

Keith Patten supports the quest for coherence in personal injury law

04 July 2013 / Keith Patten
In combat Premium Content

Robert Weir QC reports on the Snatch Land Rover case

04 July 2013 / Robert Weir KC
Taxing matters Premium Content

Peter Vaines reports on plant masquerading as art; excise duty on beer; HMRC acting fairly shock; private residence exemptions; & transfers of a going concern

04 July 2013 / Peter Vaines
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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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
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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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