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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7458

24 March 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

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In his article, (NLJ, 25 February 2011, p 269), Peter Thompson QC suggests that McKenzie Friends are in trouble...

The credit crunch has hit the farming industry as hard as any other sector and the industry’s financial recovery has been hampered by ever-more exacting banking requirements...

Parliament should tread carefully when considering calls to reform TUPE regulations, say Chris Bryden & Michael Salter

Robert Hines explores the thorny issue of pre-marital agreements & a foreign national’s right to apply for financial relief

Jon Holbrook considers recent case law on possession claims that could cause untold harm to social housing

Beware the consequences of ignoring capacity & unwittingly discriminating, says Richard Adkinson

Andrew Woods reports on the vexed issue of split premises

Tom Robinson & Conor Quigley QC provide a guide through the maze of competition & media plurality

Donald Cran investigates the Protection of Freedoms Bill

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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
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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