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Weekly law digests

13 February 2019
Issue: 7828 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Building contract

Ferns and another v West and others [2019] EWHC 141 (TCC), [2019] All ER (D) 17 (Feb)

The point advanced by the defendants, that the adjudication itself and the decision had proceeded against an incorrectly named party, was not only wholly unmeritorious, but was in fact a bad point. Accordingly, the Technology and Construction Court allowed the claimants’ application for summary judgment of an adjudication award.

Children & young persons

R (on the application of AB (by his mother and litigation friend)) v Secretary of State for Justice (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2019] EWCA Civ 9, [2019] All ER (D) 92 (Jan)

There was no bright line rule that prolonged solitary confinement lasting more than 15 days, in itself, breached Art 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights or any presumption to that effect. Accordingly, the Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissed the claimant’s appeal against the judge’s decision that there was no breach of his Art 3 rights and the Secretary of State’s cross-appeal against his decision

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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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