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Weekly law digests

12 January 2018
Issue: 7776 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Adoption

Re L (Children) [2017] EWCA Civ 2173, [2018] All ER (D) 15 (Jan)

The mother’s appeal against the making of final care orders and subsequently placement orders in respect of her two children had no prospect of success and permission to appeal should, accordingly, be refused. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division held that the judge had been entitled to conclude, on the evidence, that there had been no change of circumstances for the purpose of s 47(5) of the Adoption and Children Act 2006

Criminal law

R (upon the prosecution of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Health and Safety) v Whirlpool UK Appliances Ltd [2017] EWCA Crim 2186, [2017] All ER (D) 124 (Dec)

A fine of £700,000 imposed upon the defendant company following a guilty plea to an offence contrary to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 s 3(1) was deemed manifestly excessive, on appeal. The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, applying the Definitive Guideline on Corporate Manslaughter, held that the appropriate fine in the circumstances should have been one

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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
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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