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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7661

17 July 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v MH [2015] EWHC 1920 (Fam), [2015] All ER (D) 43 (Jul)

Chief Constable of the Bedfordshire Police v Golding and another [2015] EWHC 1875 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 23 (Jul)

Edenred (UK Group) Ltd and another v Her Majesty’s Treasury and others [2015] UKSC 45, [2015] All ER (D) 07 (Jul)

R (on the application of St Matthews (West) Ltd and others) v HM Treasury and another [2015] EWCA Civ 648, [2015] All ER (D) 12 (Jul)

Michael Zander addresses one of the main Tory objections to the Human Rights Act

Aidan Briggs explains why donatio mortis causa is an exception to nearly every rule

Phillipa Bruce-Kerr explains how deprivation of liberty cases overlap with the private client arena

Ruth Hewitt provides an update on how & when secondary victims can run successful compensation claims

Ian Smith recommends some light reading

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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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