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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7583

08 November 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

How does Art 8 sit with a property owner’s right to possession when his land is occupied by trespassers, ask Adam Rosenthal & Joseph Ollech

Jonathan Herring considers vaccinations & the right to refuse

Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v James [2013] UKSC 67

In the second of two leading articles, Khawar Qureshi QC puts ethics in international arbitration under the spotlight

R (on the application of Lanner Parish Council) v Cornwall Council [2013] EWCA Civ 1290, [2013] All ER (D) 318 (Oct)

Diag Human SE v Czech Republic [2013] EWHC 3190 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 309 (Oct)

RP Explorer Master Fund v Chilukuri and another [2013] EWCA Civ 1307, [2013] All ER (D) 341 (Oct)

McCarthy v Visitors to the Inns of Court [2013] EWHC 3253 (Admin), [2013] All ER (D) 310 (Oct)

Biotronik SE & Co. KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) T-416/11 [2013] All ER (D) 324 (Oct)

Closegate Hotel Development (Durham) Ltd and another v McLean and others [2013] EWHC 3237 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 308 (Oct)

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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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