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Jacqueline Laing challenges the Falconer report

Tim Spencer-Lane locks down the flaws of the DOLS

Jonathan Herring tackles paternity testing & capacity

Andrew Parsons deliberates over the court’s approach to the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment

The case of Steven Neary demonstrates that public bodies must know their place, says Tim Spencer-Lane

Graham Sievers analyses parental alcohol use, from abstinence through to chronic abuse

Ed Mitchell uncovers some serious flaws in the care of vulnerable adults

Contraception, mental capacity & state intervention. Jonathan Herring reports

Annette Cafferkey provides an update on public law defences & discrimination

Dr David Hewitt will be a name familiar to most NLJ readers, especially mental health lawyers.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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
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
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