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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7659

03 July 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Peter Vaines explores the ins and outs of non-residents capital gains tax

Cost pressures & solicitors’ negligence are no excuse for cutting corners, says Helen Pugh

Broadview Energy Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others [2015] EWHC 1743 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 200 (Jun)

R (on the application of MRH Solicitors) v County Court sitting at Manchester; R (on the application of Apex Hire UK and another) v County Court sitting at Manchester [2015] EWHC 1795 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 237 (Jun)

Re X (Court of Protection Practice) [2015] EWCA Civ 599, [2015] All ER (D) 188 (Jun)

The same but different? Mark Solon discusses the diverse nature of the expert witness world

Clare Arthurs & Richard Marshall share an (almost) A-Z guide to pre-action considerations

TN (Afghanistan) and another v Secretary of State for the Home Department; AA (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] UKSC 40, [2015] All ER (D) 244 (Jun)

Liberty v Government Communications Headquarters and others; Privacy International v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and others; American Civil Liberties Union and others v Government Communications Headquarters and others; and other cases [2015] UKIPTrib 13_77-H_2, [2015] All ER (D) 231 (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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