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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7670

02 October 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

In the first of a series of articles, Mark Collins describes some of the key elements required to build an effective knowledge management operation

H v A (No 2) [2015] EWHC 2630 (Fam), [2015] All ER (D) 108 (Sep)

Re T (A Child) (Early Permanence Placement) [2015] EWCA Civ 983, [2015] All ER (D) 118 (Sep)

An ECJ ruling has extended the scope of indirect discrimination across the EU. Charles Pigott reports

R (on the application of Duncan Lewis (Solicitors) Ltd) v Lord Chancellor [2015] EWHC 2498 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 355 (Jul)

R (on the application of Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd) v Hillingdon London Borough Council [2015] EWHC 2571 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 369 (Jul)

Lucy McCormick examines the new code for the testing of driverless cars in public places

Ashhurst, Bentham & British justice, Geoffrey Bindman QC reports

City lawyers send letter to minister of justice highlighting risks of fee hike

Revised code welcomed by lawyers & insurers

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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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