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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7550

28 February 2013
IN THIS ISSUE
Care proceedings Premium Content

Re J (children) (care proceedings: past ‘possible perpetrators’ in new family unit) [2013] UKSC 9, [2013] All ER (D) 232 (Feb)

01 March 2013
Housing Premium Content

Sharif v Camden London Borough [2013] UKSC 10, [2013] All ER (D) 229 (Feb)

01 March 2013
Strange but true Premium Content

Dominic Regan delves into the sometimes illogical world of vicarious liability law

01 March 2013 / Dominic Regan
The mane line Premium Content

What remedy, if any, might be available to consumers duped into eating horsemeat? Max Weaver investigates

27 February 2013 / Max Weaver
Past no predictor of the future

Previous harm to child is not an indication that another child is "likely to suffer" in future

27 February 2013
End of the silk route

Eighty-four lawyers celebrate successful QC applications

27 February 2013
Firms join ABS rush

Large number of firms considering ABS move with non-solicitors' business

27 February 2013
Tributes for Cornwell

Lawyers pay tribute to founder of Resolution

27 February 2013
Workplace giving

Helena Kennedy QC calls on law firms to support tax reclaiming schemes

27 February 2013
Firms wanted

SRA litigation panel tender

27 February 2013
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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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
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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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