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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7562

30 May 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Soares v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 575, [2013] All ER (D) 229 (May)

HSBC Bank plc v Tambrook Jersey Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 576, [2013] All ER (D) 247 (May)

Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Ltd v Higgins Construction plc [2013] EWHC 1322 (TCC), [2013] All ER (D) 296 (May)

It is time for solicitors to join the social network, asks Caroline Newman

Dominic Regan is in the mood for change post-Jackson

MoJ denies plans for “wholesale” privatisation of the courts service

Supreme Court activity report released

Research shows loyalty from lawyers

Will it be as easy as ABC to hear Jackson appeals?

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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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