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Civil way: 2 February 2018

28 January 2018 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7771 / Categories: Features , Civil way , Procedure & practice
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‘Cappuccino to declare’; Court of Protection Rules, OK?; Shy on Fraud; New FPRs.

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Full bodied but a bit oaky HMC&TS has recently updated its policy on searching liquids brought into courts and tribunals. Anyone turning up with a plastic drinks container or an opened can or carton will be asked to take a sip and taste the liquid with a view to proving (beyond all reasonable doubt or on the balance of probabilities depending on the nature of the business conducted at the venue and with a right headache where both criminal and civil work is listed there) that the contents are not prohibited.

Adoption matching Successfully matching children up for adoption with prospective adopters and doing so more speedily should result from the Adoption and Children Act Register (Search and Inspection) Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/978) which came into force on 2 November 2017. The register of relevant children will be accessible to approved adopters as to certain prescribed information—nothing sufficient to identify—for ‘adopter-led matching’ which will often lead to consideration of children

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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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