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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7594

14 February 2014
IN THIS ISSUE
Employment law brief: 12 February 2014 Premium Content

Ian Smith tackles a tricky employment law conundrum

12 February 2014 / Ian Smith
Ignore now, pay later Premium Content

Should defendants’ costs always be met by the claimants where proceedings are discontinued? Masood Ahmed & Ewen Archibald investigate

12 February 2014 / Ewen Archibald / Masood Ahmed
Opportunities & threats Premium Content

Ian Gascoigne & Hena Ninan discuss the outlook for commercial claims in 2014

12 February 2014 / Ian Gascoigne
Judicial review reform “worrying”

MoJ proposals could “price claimants out of bringing a claim”

12 February 2014
Fees challenge fails

Court rejects union’s argument that tribunal fees are unlawful

12 February 2014
Parenting clause clarified

House of Lords clarify shared parenting clause within Children and Familes Bill

12 February 2014
Criminal defence action

Action "likely" after MoJ lays out response to consultation

12 February 2014
Tax crackdown on self-employed

ELA warning over HMRC plans to close tax avoidance loophole 

12 February 2014
In-house rise

Nearly one in five solicitors works in-house

12 February 2014
Savage retires

President of ULaw retires after 18 years

12 February 2014
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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

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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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