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Jennifer James fails to find justice at the check-out queue

Is there a route to justice for victims of internet libel, asks Peter Thompson QC

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

HLE blogger Elaine Freer defends the criminal justice system

Dominic Regan delves into the sometimes illogical world of vicarious liability law

James Wilson remembers one of New Zealand’s most infamous true crimes

Philip Coppel QC looks into the Lord of Appeal who brought Atkin’s Court Forms into being 75 years ago

Tom Bell debates the pros & cons of disapplying CPR 36.14

James Wilson examines the battle to reveal Harold Godwinson’s resting place

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

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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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