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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7599

20 March 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

DJ Gold limbers up for the single County Court 

Commercial rent arrears recovery: John Sharples asks are you ready?

Tom Morrison returns with his quarterly review of the world of information law

Nigel Jackson outlines the far-reaching consequences of Reithatha v Williamson

Speechley and others v Allott and others [2014] EWCA Civ 230, [2014] All ER (D) 89 (Mar)

Limbering up for the single County Court

Dunhill (a protected party by her litigation friend Tasker) v Burgin and another case [2014] UKSC 18

R (on the application of Speciality Produce Ltd) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2014] EWCA Civ 225, [2014] All ER (D) 72 (Mar)

Wade and another v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd [2014] EWHC 634 (Ch), [2014] All ER (D) 103 (Mar)

Evans and another v Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and others [2014] EWCA Civ 253, [2014] All ER (D) 101 (Mar)

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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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