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Litigation futures

24 June 2010
Issue: 7423 / Categories: Legal News
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Investment criteria, collective action, and the Jackson effect all featured in last week’s NLJ newscast on the future of litigation funding

Investment criteria, collective action, and the Jackson effect all featured in last week’s NLJ newscast on the future of litigation funding, chaired by David Greene, partner Edwin Coe LLP.

The newscast, seen by 500 viewers so far, is available to view at www.newlawjournal.co.uk. David Greene and Sam Eastwood, partner Norton Rose LLP and an NLJ newscast panellist will be among the expert speakers at the LexisLearning Conference, Litigation Funding on Wednesday 7 July.

The day offers a comprehensive and practical guide to the latest legal, regulatory and commercial developments in the litigation funding market. More details at www.conferencesandtraining.com.
 

Issue: 7423 / Categories: Legal News
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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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