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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7624

02 October 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Publicly funded family mediations have fallen despite the introduction of compulsory Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings (MIAMs).

Khawar Qureshi QC provides an overview of recent key arbitration decisions

The potentially seismic Coventry v Lawrence costs challenge has been re-listed in the Supreme Court for 9-11 February next year.

Bar Placement Week, which aims to boost social mobility within the profession, scooped a prize at the Halsbury Legal Awards last week.

Applications have opened for CILEx Fellows wishing to gain practice rights in immigration and litigation.

The common law could be developed to remind bloggers and internet users that they have responsibilities as well as rights, Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, has said

New powers for employment tribunals to order employers to carry out equal pay audits are now in force.

Recent case law suggests motor insurers could raise premiums despite new measures announced by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a solicitor has warned.

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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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