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Kennedys strengthens disputes team with new hire

Kennedys enhances its commercial disputes offering by appointing Samson Spanier as partner in London

Phillips v Garraway: rent payable in services and the Housing Act 1988

Appeal concerning whether services without agreed monetary value constitute rent under Housing Act 1988.

AP Wireless II v EE Limited: tenancy at will versus periodic tenancy in telecoms sites

Holding over after lease expiry creates tenancy at will, not periodic tenancy, in telecoms dispute.

Goughs appoints Tom Gauterin as director

Goughs Solicitors has announced the appointment of Tom Gauterin as Legal Director, enhancing capabilities in private wealth

Updated guidance supports bereaved families

The updated Estate Administration Banking Protocol aims to simplify processes for probate practitioners and banks during estate administration

Grandparents’ rights and royal rifts: a Californian perspective

From Windsor to California courts, the law prioritises children’s interests over family status or sentiment

Why legal AI still struggles with ‘why’ and ‘how’

As firms rely more heavily on AI tools, understanding their architectural limits is becoming a professional necessity

Withers appoints Raymond Oh in Asia

International law firm Withers has announced the strategic appointment of Raymond Oh as a partner in its corporate practice, enhancing its capabilities in the Asia region. Based in both Singapore and Hong Kong, Raymond joins Withers from Sidley Austin, where he served as a partner and deputy head of the China corporate and finance practice in Hong Kong. With over two decades of experience, he offers extensive knowledge in complex cross-border corporate transactions across Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the broader Asia Pacific region. His areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions (M&A), preferred equity investments, takeovers, privatisations, joint ventures, PIPE transactions, structured financings, and corporate finance.