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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7658

26 June 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Re M’P-P (Children): (Adoption proceedings: value to be placed on status quo) [2015] EWCA Civ 584, [2015] All ER (D) 148 (Jun)

Loving LIPs; the matrimonial dog; contact interventions: a taster; & revised CPR forms.

R (on the application of IM and another) v Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority [2015] EWHC 1706 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 152 (Jun)

RXDX (proceeding by his mother and litigation friend DXSX) v Northampton Borough Council [2015] EWHC 1677 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 167 (Jun)

Edward Heaton considers a surprising case that illustrates how difficult it is to run a successful add-back argument

BPE Solicitors and another v Gabriel [2015] UKSC 39, [2015] All ER (D) 179 (Jun)

Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Ltd v Higgins Construction plc [2015] UKSC 38, [2015] All ER (D) 185 (Jun)

William Wood QC considers the challenges for mediation

Peter Causton considers the use of ADR for consumer disputes

In their final update, Richard Marshall , Nicole Finlayson & Clare Arthurs discuss the enforcement of an arbitration award

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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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