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In an email to stakeholders, the Senior Master of the Queen’s Bench (QB) Division, Barbara Fontaine, has announced a QB Masters User Group meeting to be held on 29 November 2021 in Court 4

The EU has outlined new ‘vertical’ rules on distribution: Paul Henty reports

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) High Court has the power to grant a freezing injunction to assist enforcement of a prospective foreign judgment, the Privy Council has held in an eagerly awaited decision

The EU hs proposed a new Consumer Credit Directive. A major question is how does the UK react? Fred Philpott investigates

Michael Frisby & Alasdair McDowell look at future possibilities for this controversial doctrine

The inventor of a type of food packaging and a flashing light cannot be granted patents because they’re an AI (artificial intelligence) machine, the Court of Appeal has held

Sophia Purkis & Judith Davidge examine proposals to hold unscrupulous directors to account: do they go far enough?

Legislative proposals to hold delinquent company directors to account are a step in the right direction but do they go far enough?

The judgment in MBS provides practitioners with a new road map for navigating negligence claims, as Andrew Burnette & Ben Hubble QC report

A global team of more than 60 Debevoise & Plimpton lawyers has authored a landmark report, the ‘UN guiding principles on business and human rights at 10’ (UNGPs)

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Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

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Firm launches business immigration practice with dual partner hire

Freeths—Jane Dickers

Scottish offering strengthened with dispute resolution partner hire in Glasgow

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NLJ this week: Justice delayed, justice denied

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

NLJ this week: Presumption of capacity reaffirmed

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

NLJ this week: Dispute resolution in the metaverse

Lawyers can no longer afford to ignore the metaverse, says Jacqueline Watts of Allin1 Advisory in this week's NLJ. Far from being a passing tech fad, virtual platforms like Roblox host thriving economies and social interactions, raising real legal issues

NLJ this week: SLAPPed shut?

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

NLJ this week: Big tech for small firms

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

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DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Constantine Law—Alex Finch & Rebecca Tester

Freeths—Jane Dickers