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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7494

13 December 2011
IN THIS ISSUE
Noble (Fir) pursuits Premium Content

Jennifer James presents the Ghost of Christmas Trees Past

15 December 2011 / Jennifer James
DWF Eight promotions

DWF has promoted eight of its lawyers as partners or directors.

15 December 2011
Jamie Maples Weil Gotshal & Manges

Jamie Maples, a lawyer at Weil Gotshal & Manges, has been made partner...

15 December 2011
Joanne Kelly Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing has hired partner Joanne Kelly from Manches.

15 December 2011
Rosamond McDowell Collyer Bristow

Rosamond McDowell has replaced Andrew Dixon as head of Collyer Bristow’s market tax and estate planning practice.

15 December 2011
Supermarket wars

HLE blogger Deborah L Parry wonders if supermarkets are off their trollies

15 December 2011 / Hle Blog
The Rolls-Royce of courts?

“World-leading” court complex launches on London’s Fetter Lane

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Get connected for success

Marketing opportunities missed through ignorance of social media

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Funding delay slammed

APIL calls for employers' liability insurance bureau

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Prudential privilege

Supreme Court to hear Prudential v HMRC appeal

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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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

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NLJ this week: Surrogacy children caught in succession gap
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’
NLJ this week: Online safety law at a crossroads
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
NLJ this week: Do Mandelson and Mountbatten-Windsor meet the misconduct bar?
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
NLJ this week: Supreme Court unlocks ‘lost years’ windfall for injured children
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
NLJ this week: Finality trumps freedom in arbitration showdown
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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