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The courts and tribunals appear to be taking a more flexible approach to adjournment of cases, as the COVID-19 virus scare gathers pace
Carbon monoxide leakage poses serious, even lethal, risks yet there are many obstacles to bringing a legal claim, Stephanie Trotter warns
Construction companies urged to review processes
Hundreds of women who won their class action against the supply of dangerously defective breast implants have lost a costs case at the Supreme Court. 
A professor who invented a device vital to diabetes treatment has won a landmark patent case on the determination of ‘outstanding benefit’.
Mark Solon outlines the latest guidance for healthcare professionals serving as expert witnesses
Far from a flash in the pan, support for mediation in health sector disputes is on the rise, reports David Locke
Can positive human rights make buildings safe after Grenfell? By Professor Susan Bright & Dr Douglas Maxwell
Sick of meetings? It may be meetings that are making you sick, according to research by business technology experts the Remark Group.
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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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