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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7560

17 May 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer QC has tabled an Assisted Dying Bill in the House of Lords.

Claimant clinical negligence lawyers have formed a society to support each other through the “unprecedented uncertainty” of the Jackson reforms.

The number of new laws introduced by Westminster rose by eight per cent in 2012, despite the government’s pledge to cut red tape.

Former civil servant Stephen Crowne has been appointed chief executive of the Bar Council. The role had been vacant since May 2011.
 

A Home Office policy that leaves children in limbo by making successive grants of short periods of leave fails to consider the welfare and best interests of the child, the High Court has held.

Bench criticised for being patchy and inconsistent

Chris Grayling, Lord Chancellor, has rejected the Legal Services Board’s (LSB) recommendation that will-writing activities be regulated.
 

Two out of five in-house legal departments expect to boost their headcount before the end of the year.
 

Privacy Laws & Business annual international conference, Bridging Privacy Cultures, will be held on 1-3 July at Queens’ College, Cambridge.

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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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