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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7678

27 November 2015

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Nicholas Dobson discusses a scenario that went beyond mere reasonableness

Ramadani v Ramadani [2015] EWCA Civ 1138, [2015] All ER (D) 115 (Nov)

Less emphasis should be placed on the state of mind of an individual decision maker in cases of unfair dismissal, says Charles Pigott

Considering the liability of emergency vehicles is a difficult balancing act for the courts, says Karen O’Sullivan

Swift Advances plc v Ahmed and another [2015] EWHC 3265 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 177 (Nov)

Actavis Group PTC EHF and another v Eli Lilly and Company [2015] EWHC 3294 (Pat), [2015] All ER (D) 145 (Nov)

Her Majesty’s Attorney General v Condé Nast Publications Ltd [2015] EWHC 3322 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 147 (Nov)

R (on the application of Gibson) v Secretary of State for Justice [2015] EWCA Civ 1148, [2015] All ER (D) 107 (Nov)

Bonhams 1793 Ltd v Lawson and others [2015] EWHC 3257 (Comm), [2015] All ER (D) 102 (Nov)

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Bellevue Law—Lianne Craig

Workplace law firm expands commercial disputes team with senior consultant hire

EIP—Rob Barker

IP firm promotes patent attorney to partner

Muckle LLP—Ryan Butler

Banking and restructuring team bolstered by insolvency specialist

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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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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7678

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bellevue Law—Lianne Craig

EIP—Rob Barker

Muckle LLP—Ryan Butler