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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 6672

22 September 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Dias and others v Chief Constable of Cleveland Police [2017] All ER (D) 35 (Sep), [2017] UKIPTrib IPT_215_586-CH_2

Andrew v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [2017] UKIPTrib IPT_29_17_CH, [2017] All ER (D) 233 (Jul)

Re A and others (children) (care orders: care plans) [2017] All ER (D) 41 (Sep), [2017] Lexis Citation 285

FE v YE (Secretary of State for the Home Department intervening) [2017] EWHC 2165 (Fam), [2017] All ER (D) 54 (Sep)

A Local Authority v A [2017] All ER (D) 42 (Sep), [2017] Lexis Citation 284

Visram v ICTS (UK) Ltd [2017] All ER (D) 229 (Jul), UKEAT/0344/15/LA

Bony v Kacou and others [2017] EWHC 2146 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 44 (Sep)

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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
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
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
Lawyers can no longer afford to ignore the metaverse, says Jacqueline Watts of Allin1 Advisory in this week's NLJ. Far from being a passing tech fad, virtual platforms like Roblox host thriving economies and social interactions, raising real legal issues
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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