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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7607

23 May 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

What impact will the Jackson reforms have on international litigants’ views of the English court system, asks Nicholas Heaton

Kirstie Gibson considers allegations of non-disclosure, misconduct & adverse inferences

 Jonathan Steinert & Paris Aboro examine the Supreme Court’s approach to the rectification of a will

Henrietta Mason & Paola Fudakowska provide a wills & probate update

Special educational needs provision is facing its most significant change for 30 years, says Richard Freeth

Google Spain SL and another v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) and another Case C-131/12

David Niven & David O’Brien consider the obstacles ahead for PII claimants

"Darling’s chief crime was what Bacon called a lack of gravity; for more modern readers he seems to have been something of a David Brent"

Ian Wise QC & Martha Spurrier defend the Supreme Court's judgment in Cheshire West

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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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