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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7594

14 February 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Ian Smith tackles a tricky employment law conundrum

Should defendants’ costs always be met by the claimants where proceedings are discontinued? Masood Ahmed & Ewen Archibald investigate

Ian Gascoigne & Hena Ninan discuss the outlook for commercial claims in 2014

MoJ proposals could “price claimants out of bringing a claim”

Court rejects union’s argument that tribunal fees are unlawful

House of Lords clarify shared parenting clause within Children and Familes Bill

Action "likely" after MoJ lays out response to consultation

ELA warning over HMRC plans to close tax avoidance loophole 

Nearly one in five solicitors works in-house

President of ULaw retires after 18 years

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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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