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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7583

08 November 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

How does Art 8 sit with a property owner’s right to possession when his land is occupied by trespassers, ask Adam Rosenthal & Joseph Ollech

Jonathan Herring considers vaccinations & the right to refuse

Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v James [2013] UKSC 67

In the second of two leading articles, Khawar Qureshi QC puts ethics in international arbitration under the spotlight

R (on the application of Lanner Parish Council) v Cornwall Council [2013] EWCA Civ 1290, [2013] All ER (D) 318 (Oct)

Diag Human SE v Czech Republic [2013] EWHC 3190 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 309 (Oct)

RP Explorer Master Fund v Chilukuri and another [2013] EWCA Civ 1307, [2013] All ER (D) 341 (Oct)

McCarthy v Visitors to the Inns of Court [2013] EWHC 3253 (Admin), [2013] All ER (D) 310 (Oct)

Biotronik SE & Co. KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) T-416/11 [2013] All ER (D) 324 (Oct)

Closegate Hotel Development (Durham) Ltd and another v McLean and others [2013] EWHC 3237 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 308 (Oct)

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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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