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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7750

16 June 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of Hayes) v City of York Council [2017] EWHC 1374 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 53 (Jun)

Re K (REMO – Power of Magistrates to Issue Bench Warrant) [2017] EWFC 27 [2017] All ER (D) 156 (May)

Baker Tilly UK Audit LLP and others v Financial Reporting Council and others [2017] EWCA Civ 406, [2017] All ER (D) 47 (Jun)

Co-Operative Bank plc v Phillips [2017] EWHC 1320 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 50 (Jun)

R (on the application of C) v London Borough of Islington [2017] EWHC 1288 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 16 (Jun)

Richard v British Broadcasting Corporation and another [2017] EWHC 1291 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 33 (Jun)

Anglia Research Services Ltd and others v Finders Genealogists Ltd and another [2017] EWHC 1277 (QB), [2017] All ER (D) 37 (Jun)

R (Health and Safety Executive) v Tata Steel UK Ltd [2017] EWCA Crim 704, [2017] All ER (D) 32 (Jun)

Erith Holdings Ltd and another v Murphy [2017] EWHC 1364 (TCC), [2017] All ER (D) 48 (Jun)

Michael L Nash continues the story of the birth of the House of Windsor

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bellevue Law—Lianne Craig

Bellevue Law—Lianne Craig

Workplace law firm expands commercial disputes team with senior consultant hire

EIP—Rob Barker

EIP—Rob Barker

IP firm promotes patent attorney to partner

Muckle LLP—Ryan Butler

Muckle LLP—Ryan Butler

Banking and restructuring team bolstered by insolvency specialist

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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