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Sophy Miles & Beverley Taylor highlight the problems stemming from the Mental Capacity Act 2005

A NHS Trust v Dr A [2013] EWHC 2442 (COP), [2013] All ER (D) 07 (Sep)

The High Court’s landmark approval of the sterilisation of a man with learning difficulties will not be a “green light” for other cases, the solicitor for the Trust involved in the case has said.

Non-therapeutic sterilisation makes history

Tim Spencer-Lane highlights some of the faultlines in the Mental Capacity Act

District Judge Gordon Ashton examines capacity & the courts, through the pages of Atkin’s Court Forms

Barbara Hewson highlights some recent trends in reproductive rights

Gill Edwards considers why Rabone is a landmark human rights decision

Barbara Hewson examines the uneasy relationship between guardians & resistive patients

The psychological turmoil of breast implant removal & retention, by Hugh Koch Associates

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

Constantine Law—Alex Finch & Rebecca Tester

Constantine Law—Alex Finch & Rebecca Tester

Firm launches business immigration practice with dual partner hire

Freeths—Jane Dickers

Freeths—Jane Dickers

Scottish offering strengthened with dispute resolution partner hire in Glasgow

NEWS
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
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
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
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
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