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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7623

26 September 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Social housing expert appointed as partner at professional services firm

Bar Council report confirms “devastating” impact of LASPO on legal aid

The London Legal Support Trust supports art fair

Fault lines in family mediation

Online fraud set to dominate early 21st century legal agenda

Online fraud is the great legal challenge of the early 21st century, says John Cooper QC

Graham Lyons shares his reservations about the future of mediation in an open letter to the Rt Hon Simon Hughes MP*

Jessica Corsi examines how attitudes towards discrimination in the workplace are evolving

Kirstie Gibson considers the report of the Family Mediation Task Force & the Ministry of Justice’s response

Nicholas Asprey addresses the issues arising in claims against protesters

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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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