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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7596

28 February 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

The banks’ imposition of business support measures on small to medium-sized business have gone awry, a banking lawyer has warned.
 

In an exclusive series David Burrows puts the new family court under scrutiny & assesses its ability to deliver justice

What impact will the new European Medical Device Regulations have on UK medicine, asks Sarah Moore

Will proposed new legislation improve consumer rights? Karen Clubb reports

Alison Padfield considers the limits on the freedom to choose a lawyer

R (on the application of Hiri) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 254 (Admin), [2014] All ER (D) 165 (Feb)

British Telecommunicatons plc v Office of Communications [2014] EWCA Civ 133, [2014] All ER (D) 158 (Feb)

R (on the application of Cornwall Council) v Secretary of State for Health and others [2014] EWCA Civ 12, [2014] All ER (D) 170 (Feb)

Wall v Mutuelle de Poitiers Assurances [2014] EWCA Civ 138, [2014] All ER (D) 178 (Feb)

Softhouse Consulting Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2014] All ER (D) 224 (Feb)

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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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