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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7399

07 January 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Global Process Systems Inc and another v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad [2009] EWCA Civ 1398, [2009] All ER (D) 192 (Dec)

Re O-M (children) (expert evidence: non-accidental injuries) [2009] EWCA Civ 1405; [2009] All ER (D) 207 (Dec)

R (on the application of Perrett) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2009] EWCA Civ 1365; [2009] All ER (D) 175 (Dec)

Broda Agro Trade (Cyprus) Ltd v Alfred C. Toepfer International GmbH [2009] EWHC 3318 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 176 (Dec)

Reed Smith has announced the appointment of Siân Fellows and Jimmy Theodorou to its partnership.

Plexus Law has announced the appointment of three new partners at its Leeds office.

James Hill, Felicia de Laat, Joel Hernandez & Michael Williams have been invited to become partners of Mourant LP effective from 1 February 2010.

Lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice Jack Straw has announced the appointment of Frances Patterson QC as a law commissioner

Civil Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2009 (SI 2009/3390)

Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No 2) Order 2009 (SI 2009/3354)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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
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’
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
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
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
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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