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Geoffrey Bindman QC harks back to a trailblazing litigant in person

James Wilson on a Victorian country house scandal

Dominic Regan raises a glass to some of history’s most infamous & often tragic tipplers

Jennifer James heralds the festive season

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

HLE Blogger Sarah Lewis explores the debate surrounding whole life tariffs

Noël Sweeney identifies the complexities of identifying dogs

Hostility towards lawyers goes back a long way—we can’t blame Shakespeare. Geoffrey Bindman QC reports

HLE Blogger Eduardo Ustaran wonders if appointing a sole EU data protection regulator is a no brainer

James Wilson on the Dreyfus affair then & now

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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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