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Alison Padfield explains why legal clarity & coherence trumped fairness in Scullion

Karen O’Sullivan reviews the recent decision in MacIntyre

Can you rely on non-reliance clauses? Nathalie Burn investigates in light of recent court decisions

Tony Hill & Kate Thompson revisit the illegality defence

Scullion provides some lessons in law & life for the buy-to-let market, says Alison Padfield

All practitioners—claimant and defendant—should appreciate the new professional negligence trap set by Gibbon...

Julian Miller & Tom Pangbourne assess the dangers of tax avoidance schemes

Roger Harris assesses cases involving contributory negligence & diagnostic failure

Nick Bird reports on the Levicom outcome & lessons in causation

Roddy Macleod asks the question:to sue or not to sue?

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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
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
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
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
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