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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7320

08 May 2008
IN THIS ISSUE
Personal Injury Update

Personal Injury

08 May 2008 / Jonathan De Rohan
The NLJ Column

The shape of things to come... and the Carter bandwagon

08 May 2008 / Roger Smith
Withholding tactics Premium Content

Contractors need to beware of employers giving early withholding notices, say Alexander Hickey and Elspeth Owens

08 May 2008 / Alexander Hickey / Elspeth Owens
For the public good? Premium Content

Michael Hillman asks whether the regime for imprisoning dangerous offenders for public protection is being correctly interpreted

08 May 2008 / Michael Hillman
Alzheimer victory for pharmaceutical firms

News

08 May 2008
Criminal Classifiers

In Brief

08 May 2008
Righting a housing wrong Premium Content

Are tolerated trespassers about to get back their homes? Francis Davey reports

08 May 2008 / Francis Davey
Merger top priority for regional middleweights

News

08 May 2008
Innocence is not enough Premium Content

Innocent projects can serve a useful purpose, says Professor Michael Zander

08 May 2008 / Michael Zander KC
Sex changes Premium Content

Practitioners need to be alert to far-reaching changes made to the sex discrimination legislation, says David Malamatenios

08 May 2008 / David Malamatenios
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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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
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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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