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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7424

01 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Trowers & Hamlins LLP has announced that Anna Clark will be joining its housing finance practice as a partner later in the summer.

Stephen Pearson is joining the Virgin Money management team as general counsel.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has recruited former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecutor, Matthew Cowie.

Court rules right to apply for secured tenancies passes to successor

Court of Appeal rules resignation package is not ultra vires

In-house lawyers qualified for four and five years have enjoyed the greatest hike in salary since 2004 while those qualified for nine and 10 years fared the worst.

General counsel (GCs) need to measure their performance and commercial value in order to gain the wider business influence they seek.

Employers need to take greater steps to tackle data protection breaches, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned.

The Legal Ombudsman, the new Birmingham-based scheme to investigate and resolve complaints made by consumers of legal services, will open in October 2010.

FIFA’s reluctance to introduce goal line technology into football matches was highlighted during the World Cup when England had a “goal” disallowed against Germany

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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
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
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
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
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
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