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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7565

21 June 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

When is an undertaking not an undertaking, ask Caroline Shea & Siobhan Jones

Nicholas Bevan believes catastrophically injured claimants deserve better treatment from the insurance industry

Plans to reform whiplash claims will marginalise victims, says Theo Richardson-Gool

Lesage sets out what will hopefully be accepted as the correct approach to cases of apparent bias, say James Guthrie QC & Rowan Pennington-Benton

Steven King assesses the likely effectiveness of the new Scrap Metal Dealers Act

What can be done when your expert’s opinion changes? Chris Pamplin reports

What are the cost implications of psychological injuries post-Jackson, asks Dr Tim Webb

Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd and others [2013] UKSC 34, [2013] All ER (D) 90 (Jun)

Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant JSC v AES Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant LLP [2013] UKSC 35, [2013] All ER (D) 89 (Jun)

Philip Hanby Ltd v Clarke [2013] EWCA Civ 647, [2013] All ER (D) 107 (Jun)

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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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