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Civil way: 11 June 2021

11 June 2021 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7936 / Categories: Features , Civil way , Procedure & practice , CPR
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State your case!; the midnight count; up the workers; new family guidance; no bundle fun in Admin Court; look, no captain.

MAKING IT UP

It sometimes happens that one of the parties seeks to run a different case at trial from that pleaded. Gosh. Really. That in itself is unsatisfactory and can cause difficulties, as Nugee LJ observed in Satyam Enterprises Ltd v Burton and another [2021] EWCA Civ 287, [2021] All ER (D) 32 (Mar). As had recently been said in two other cases before the Court of Appeal,

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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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