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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7589

10 January 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Qantas Cabin Crew (UK) Ltd v Alsopp and others UKEAT/0318/13/SM, [2013] All ER (D) 246 (Dec)

R (on the application of London Borough of Islington and others) v Mayor of London and others [2013] EWHC 4142 (Admin), [2013] All ER (D) 224 (Dec)

Re Storm Funding Ltd (in Administration) [2013] EWHC 4019 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 217 (Dec)

The Big Four accountancy firms engage with government, why not law firms, asks Simon Goldie

Caroline Field predicts some of the litigation challenges for the year ahead

What does 2014 hold for the Jackson reforms, asks Dominic Regan

Lawyers' support charity reports rise in cases

Weightmans' apprentices star in film

Salary & equity partners to be impacted by changes to the status of LLP members

Master of the Rolls expects speedier resolution of defamation disputes

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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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