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From the Turing Test to closed AI models, Ian McDougall sets out what lawyers need to know about AI
Small and medium sized firms are shunning mergers and acquisitions as a means to expand and instead investing heavily in tech, according to the latest LexisNexis Bellwether report
Algorithmic discrimination is causing real harm to people across the globe. We need to work towards a cross-jurisdictional solution, writes Dr Sebastian Smart
Residential property law isn’t exactly leading tech innovation. Why not, & how can it change? Peter Ambrose investigates
Tom Bedford predicts potential trip-hazards ahead & suggests ways to smooth the artificial intelligence road
Daniela Korn & Praveen Bhatia advise setting a roadmap, finding a mentor & learning the art of negotiation

Next 100 Years, the successor project to the First 100 Years, is campaigning to raise £100K to fund an undergraduate scholarship fund

Elizabeth Rimmer sets out some common barriers that prevent people from seeking help
How will law firms adapt to & exploit advances in AI? Jan Van Hoecke examines the evidence
Psychologist Dr Tanya Garrett explains the risks of exclusively remote cognitive functioning & capacity assessments
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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
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
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
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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