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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7319

01 May 2008

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Ashley v Chief Constable of Sussex Police [2008] UKHL 25, [2008] All ER (D) 326 (Apr)

R v Doncaster [2008] EWCA Crim 5, (2008) 172 JP 202

Legal Services Commission v Rasool [2008] EWCA Civ 154, [2008] All ER (D) 43 (Mar)

Carver v BAA plc [2008] EWCA Civ 412, [2008] All ER (D) 295 (Apr)

R v Newman [2008] EWCA Crim 816, [2008] All ER (D) 266 (Apr)

R (Edwards) v Environment Agency [2008] UKHL 22, [2008] All ER (D) 219 (Apr)

JHP Ltd v BBC Worldwide Ltd [2008] EWHC 757 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 229 (Apr)

Dunn v Parole Board [2008] EWCA Civ 374, [2008] All ER (D) 222 (Apr)

Sharma v Manchester City Council [2008] IRLR 336 (EAT)

R v T [2008] EWCA Crim 815, [2008] All ER (D) 215 (Apr)

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Cripps—Radius Law

Commercial and technology practice boosted by team hire

Switalskis—Grimsby

Firm expands with new Grimsby office to serve North East Lincolnshire

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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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7319

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Cripps—Radius Law

Switalskis—Grimsby

Slater Heelis—Will Newman & Lucy Spilsbury