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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7613

04 July 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Advance decisions for incapacitous patients haven’t been let in through the back door, says Charles Foster

Tim Leaver & Nick Wright report on clarification from the Supreme Court that LLP members are workers

Ben Gaston analyses the constitutional implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling on HS2

Should damages be available for judicial review? Tim Malloch investigates

R (on the application of B) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 854; [2014] All ER (D) 183 (Jun)

A Ltd v B Ltd [2014] EWHC 1870 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 219 (Jun)

Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Incorporated and another [2014] EWHC 2073 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 209 (Jun)

Neteczca v Governor of Holloway Prison [2014] EWHC 2098 (Admin), [2014] All ER (D) 214 (Jun)

EV (Philippines) and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 874, [2014] All ER (D) 211 (Jun)

American Leisure Group Ltd v Garrard and others [2014] EWHC 2101 (Ch), [2014] All ER (D) 218 (Jun)

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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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