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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7473

06 July 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Mayer Brown has recruited Jonathan Radcliffe to the intellectual property group. Jonathan joins from Nabarro early next month.

Associate Isabel Hudson has been made up to partner at media and commercial litigation firm Carter-Ruck.

District judge Nicholas Crichton has scooped the top award for outstanding achievement at this year’s LALYs.

Court rules disciplined classroom aide did not require legal representation

Experts predict successful start for new anti-bribery law

Medical injuries charities have mounted a legal challenge against government proposals
to reform “no win, no fee” agreements

A British child is abducted by a parent to a non-Hague Convention country every other day, according to Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) research

Interest in external investment is dwindling among law firms

Women did well in the recent round of employment judge selections, the Judicial Appointments Commission has said

Prolegal law firm has teamed up with lifestyle management provider, buy:time, to launch a “legal concierge” service

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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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