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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7573

16 August 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

If there have been cross decrees for dissolution, should separate decrees nisi be perfected by the court...

In a low velocity impact personal injury claim there seems to be some conflict between the Casey v Cartright procedure and Husain v Amin and another...

Is service of a claim form by the court in contravention of the claimant’s request to serve himself...

On applications for permission to remove a child from the jurisdiction, a Cafcass report on the child’s wishes and feelings will often be ordered...

 The requirement for a costs estimate with the allocation/directions questionnaire appears to have been scrapped...

When judgment is entered in an unspecified claim why is it in terms that it is for an amount to be decided... 

Simon Goldie explains how to give your firm a competitive edge

Martin Burns offers a guide to identifying conflicts of interest in dispute resolution

Graham Chase considers the use of ADR to resolve landlord & tenant disputes

Dominic Regan is in the mood for some end-of-term high-jinx

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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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