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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7464

05 May 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Michael Tringham reviews some recent court decisions at home & abroad

Adam Rosenthal examines the practicalities of waiving conditions in contracts for sale

Constitutional not financial imperatives should dictate the attitudes of judges in tax disputes, say Jonathan Levy & Daniel Hemming

Reversing the Hastings-Bass rule, by Lisa Carkeek

Williams and others v Redcard Ltd and others [2011] EWCA Civ 466, [2011] All ER (D) 214 (Apr)

Bond v Dunster Properties Ltd and others [2011] EWCA Civ 455, [2011] All ER (D) 248 (Apr)

Lawyers have spoken out against an attack by the Iraqi military on Camp Ashraf in Iraq last month.

The Public Law Project (PLP), has threatened to bring a legal challenge to the proposed reforms to judicial review costs.

Catholic Care, a Leeds-based adoption service and social care charity, has lost its appeal to the Charity Tribunal over its selection policy.

In-house lawyers are so overworked that they would sacrifice a fifth of their salary in exchange for a four-day working week.

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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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