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Legalex next week

04 May 2016
Issue: 7697 / Categories: Legal News
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Legalex, Europe’s biggest event for legal professionals, takes place at ExCeL, London next week, on 11 and 12 May. This year’s free of charge event features 150 CPD certified seminars from some of the biggest names in the industry of law and business, face-to-face advice, masterclasses, workshops and networking opportunities. More than 3,000 legal professionals are expected to attend. They will be able to enjoy a panel discussion with industry experts on artificial intelligence and the law, Legalex Innovation Awards, and the launch of the fourth LexisNexis Bellwether report.

Issue: 7697 / Categories: Legal News
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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
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
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
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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