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Colm Nugent

Colm Nugent is a barrister in the insurance division at Hardwicke Chambers (colm.nugent@hardwicke.co.ukwww.hardwicke.co.uk)

 

    Colm Nugent is a barrister in the insurance division at Hardwicke Chambers (colm.nugent@hardwicke.co.ukwww.hardwicke.co.uk)

     
      ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

      Colm Nugent considers when an unsafe structure does not trigger the landlord’s duty to repair

      Courts are taking an increasingly tougher approach in fraudulent & exaggerated claims, says Colm Nugent

      What liability does an employer carry for accidents resulting from excessive working hours, asks Colm Nugent

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      MOVERS & SHAKERS

      Birketts—trainee cohort

      Birketts—trainee cohort

      Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

      Keoghs—four appointments

      Keoghs—four appointments

      Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

      Brabners—Ben Lamb

      Brabners—Ben Lamb

      Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

      NEWS
      Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
      The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
      Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
      Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
      From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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