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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7389

13 October 2009
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Immigration Premium Content

R (on the application of Anam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 2496 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 127 (Oct)

15 October 2009
Town & country planning Premium Content

The River Club v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2009] All ER (D) 66 (Oct)

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Bradley Williams Family Law in Partnership (FLiP) LLP

Star move FLiP

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Law digest: 15 October 2009

AET Inc Ltd v Arcadia Petroleum Ltd [2009] EWHC 2337 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 98 (Oct)

15 October 2009
Supermarkets face competition test

Retailers could face further hurdles before they can open stores after the Competition Commission renewed its recommendations that the government implement a new planning test.

15 October 2009
Upon my oath

Should lawyers be sworn in? Jennifer James has her doubts

15 October 2009 / Jennifer James
Legal aid spend under review Premium Content

Civil & criminal systems could be separated under Ministry of Justice proposals

15 October 2009
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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

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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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