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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7558

03 May 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Lista M Cannon & Antony Corsi report on the latest litigation & regulatory statistics

"Professor William Park, president of the LCIA, describes the authors of this collection of essays as 'an all-star set of contributors'"

All Square Treasury has appointed Melanie Dickinson Denby as legal director

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives recognise the best

Merger of two Essex firms

Herbert Smith Freehills has promoted 11 lawyers to Of Counsel

Francesca Kaye & Mary Hodgson offer some hope for solicitors pursued for breach of trust

Does body weight influence perceptions of responsibility, asks Anita Killeen

Immigration lawyers express dismay at government’s proposals

Lawyers express dismay at MoJ legal aid plans

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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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