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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7663

31 July 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

CILEx examines why employers are embracing on-the-job training

The issues of information & consultation on collective redundancies have been revisited, observes John McMullen

The Bar Standards Board considers what could be the most sweeping reforms to barristers’ training in a generation

WW v HW [2015] EWHC 1844 (Fam), [2015] All ER (D) 167 (Jul)

Nigel Tomlinson explains why law firms need to rewrite their professional development & training programmes

Woods Building Services v Milton Keynes Council [2015] EWHC 2011 (TCC), [2015] All ER (D) 182 (Jul)

R (on the Application of AM) v General Medical Council [2015] EWHC 2096 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 208 (Jul)

Martin Burns underlines the importance of committing to continuous learning & development

Hunt v North Somerset Council [2015] UKSC 51, [2015] All ER (D) 230 (Jul)

Coventry and others v Lawrence and another [2015] UKSC 50, [2015] All ER (D) 234 (Jul)

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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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