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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7369

14 April 2009
IN THIS ISSUE
Government to retain innocent DNA

Lawyers hopeful government will be forced to change proposals after consultation

15 May 2009
Law in 101 words

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

14 May 2009 / Roderick Ramage
Religion—Human rights—Open air funerals

Ghai v Newcastle City Council (Ramgharia Gurdwara, Hitchin and another intervening) [2009] EWHC 978 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 68 (May)

14 May 2009
Adverse possession—River bed—Acquisition of title by squatter

Port of London Authority v Ashmore [2009] EWHC 954 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 74 (May), Chancery Division

14 May 2009
Jackson report counts the cost

Access to justice and fairness core to ambitious review of civil litigation costs

14 May 2009
QC selection working

Profession

14 May 2009
Between a rock & a hard place Premium Content

Are Northern Rock shares not worth a truffle? ask Paul Dacam & Harriet Dedman

14 May 2009 / Harriet Dedman / Paul Dacam
Lessons in without prejudice Premium Content

Peter Crampin QC & Simon Williams discuss the outcome & effect of Ofulue v Bossert

14 May 2009 / Simon Williams / Peter Crampin
Accidental malice Premium Content

Helen Wolstenholme reports on genuine accidents & deliberate contempt

14 May 2009 / Helen Wolstenholme
Taxing matters Premium Content

Peter Vaines reports on life, tax & quantitative pleasing

14 May 2009 / Peter Vaines
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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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