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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7332

31 July 2008
IN THIS ISSUE
Crime cartography

In brief

31 July 2008
Child's play Premium Content

The Court of Appeal has refined the test of the meaning of risk, say Patrick Harrington QC and Gerard Forlin

31 July 2008 / Patrick Harrington KC / Gerard Forlin
Bite the bullet Premium Content

Take your broker's advice and deal with risk management issues now, says David Ingall

31 July 2008 / David Ingall
Ten lawyers I can do without Premium Content

Jennifer James has little difficulty in picking out the niggling features of some bods in the legal profession

31 July 2008 / Jennifer James
Doing wrong for doing right Premium Content

Is it time to revisit the illegality rule, asks Richard Scorer

31 July 2008 / Richard Scorer
Reporting the AG Premium Content

Catherine Barnard examines the seemingly nebulous role of the advocates general

31 July 2008 / Catherine Barnard
Blind shots at a hidden target Premium Content

Does the use of anonymous evidence weaken the principle of open justice? Seamus Burns reports

31 July 2008 / Seamus Burns
Privilege wrangle

In brief

31 July 2008
Anonymity no longer guaranteed online

Legal news

31 July 2008
Disappointing PI reforms

Legal news

31 July 2008
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Cripps—Radius Law

Cripps—Radius Law

Commercial and technology practice boosted by team hire

Switalskis—Grimsby

Switalskis—Grimsby

Firm expands with new Grimsby office to serve North East Lincolnshire

Slater Heelis—Will Newman & Lucy Spilsbury

Slater Heelis—Will Newman & Lucy Spilsbury

Property team boosted by two solicitor appointments

NEWS
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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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