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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7550

28 February 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

We thought we would do Jackson, carrying on where we left off...

Colin Oakley outlines the thorny issues that can arise from rights to light & the Law Commission’s attempts to address them

John McMullen examines the EAT’s literal approach to the concept of service provision change under reg 3(1)(b) of TUPE

In a special NLJ two-part series Margaret Hatwood discusses the increasing trend of parties asking for consent orders to be set aside

Peter Vaines casts his eye over sham loans, the shortcomings of joint bank accounts from an inheritance tax perspective & discovery assessments

R (on the application of Reilly and another) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2013] EWCA Civ 66; [2013] All ER (D) 121 (Feb)

Heathfield v Times Newspaper Ltd UKEATPA/1305/12/BA

U&M Mining Zambia Ltd v Konkola Copper Mines Plc [2013] EWHC 260 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 193 (Feb)

Shah and another v Breed and another [2013] EWHC 232 (QB), [2013] All ER (D) 191 (Feb)

Tecof International Ltd v Town Castle Ltd and others [2013] Lexis Citation 16, [2013] All ER (D) 215 (Feb)

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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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