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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7452

10 February 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

This is a timely and excellent book consisting of 11 chapters, written by leading practitioners and experts examining selected jurisdictions and issues concerning corruption, together with six appendices including the UK Bribery Act 2010 (the UK Act) and extracts from the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 (the FCPA).

Outer Temple has recently recruited three new tenants: John McKendrick, Daniel Barnett & Ali Almidhar.

Olswang has announced the opening of its new office in Paris.

Julian Burling, previously counsel to Lloyd’s, and Paul Chaisty QC

DWF has appointed two new partners, Ashley Mahon and Joseph Arazi, to its insurance team in London

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert reinsurance partner Janet Lambert has been appointed a district judge, assigned to the south eastern circuit.

The SRA has appointed Anu Kapila and Julian Weinberg to its compliance committee.

Delays to the Bribery Act, announced last week, could give the business community the time it needs to tackle widespread ignorance of its contents, say lawyers.

Nominations for the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards are due in by 27 April 2011 and the ceremony will take place in London on 28 June.

The third edition of the Family Law Protocol has been published. It has been significantly amended has 150 pages of practice guides under 11 chapter headings.

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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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