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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7663

31 July 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Richard Harrison scopes out the role of project management in the litigation process

R (on the application of Davis MP and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Open Rights Group and others intervening) [2015] EWHC 2092 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 180 (Jul)

Surrogacy law is a fertile breeding ground for uncertainty, says Dickon Ceadel

Beghal v Director of Public Prosecutions [2015] UKSC 49, [2015] All ER (D) 229 (Jul)

R (on the application of Champion) v North Norfolk District Council and another [2015] UKSC 52, [2015] All ER (D) 233 (Jul)

The South West Strategic Health Authority v Bay Island Voyages [2015] EWCA Civ 708, [2015] All ER (D) 165 (Jul)

How should a practising lawyer approach getting the legal knowledge they need, asks John Gould

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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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