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Issue: Vol 172, Issue 7964

28 January 2022

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Recent caselaw has found third party costs orders being made against experts in clinical negligence litigation

Deductions in damages & the reasons why

It's on every news bulletin, website and newspaper―potential rule-breaking in Downing Street

A joint report on the safe introduction of self-driving vehicles has been published by the Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission this week

It’s a great time to switch jobs, with legal vacancies at law firms and businesses achieving record highs in 2021 as companies sought extra legal expertise amid economic uncertainty

Lawyers are being arbitrarily arrested, prosecuted, convicted, forcibly disappeared, and even killed across the world because of their work upholding the rule of law, the Law Society has warned

The High Court has dismissed a ‘failure to remove’ claim against two local authorities, in a case involving the application of the Human Right Act 1998 to local authorities exercising statutory child protection functions

Nearly half of law firms are considering mergers and acquisitions (M&As), researchers have found

The results of the first Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) assessment have been posted, with 53% passing the first stage (SQE1)

The Sentencing Council is inviting bids to conduct a literature review on evidence on the effectiveness of sentencing

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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 172, Issue 7964

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bellevue Law—Lianne Craig

EIP—Rob Barker

Muckle LLP—Ryan Butler