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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7651

08 May 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of Hemming (trading as Simply Pleasure Ltd) and others) v Westminster City Council [2015] UKSC 25, [2015] All ER (D) 226 (Apr)

Trustees of the Olympic Airlines SA Pension and Life Assurance Scheme v Olympic Airlines SA sub nom Re Olympic Airlines SA [2015] UKSC 27, [2015] All ER (D) 224 (Apr)

Thomas Jervis salutes the landmark product liability ruling in Boston Scientific

R (on the application of ClientEarth) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2015] UKSC 28, [2015] All ER (D) 221 (Apr)

Karen O’Sullivan examines the level of anonymity afforded to a child or protected party

Neil Parpworth examines the impact of the Succession to the Crown Act 2013

Alexander Hill-Smith reviews the new regime for high-cost short-term lending

University and College Union v University of Stirling (Scotland) [2015] UKSC 26, [2015] All ER (D) 222 (Apr)

Aitken v Director of Public Prosecutions [2015] EWHC 1079 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 180 (Apr)

Re Representation of the People Act 1983; Re Mayoral Election for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets held on 22 May 2014 sub nom Erlam and others v Rahman and another [2015] Lexis Citation 58, [2015] All ER (D) 197 (Apr)

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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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