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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7560

17 May 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

National law firm Gorman Hamilton has rebranded and will be known as True Personal Injury Solicitors.

Birmingham law firm The Wilkes Partnership has merged with Solihull-based Williamson & Soden solicitors.

David Greene predicts where the main areas of dispute will arise as a result of the civil litigation shake up

The inability to afford expert evidence will impact complex family cases warns Cara Nuttall
 

Mark Whitcombe concludes his examination of the employment tribunal’s approach to striking out

Is it time the two-year cohabitation requirement was removed from the Fatal Accidents Act? Jonathan Herring reports

How does an English court decide if a claimant will be unable to obtain a fair trial abroad, asks Ross Rymkiewicz

HSBC Bank v Tambrook Jersey Ltd [2013] EWHC 866 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 116 (Apr)
 

Y v General Medical Council [2013] EWHC 860 (Admin), [2013] All ER (D) 236 (Apr)
 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) T-145/12, [2013] All ER (D) 73 (May)
 

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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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