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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7674

28 October 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Stolt Kestrel BV v Sener Petrol Denizcilik Ticaret AS; CDE S.A. v Sure Wind Marine Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 1035, [2015] All ER (D) 146 (Oct)

JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2015] UKSC 64, [2015] All ER (D) 175 (Oct)

United States of America v Nolan [2015] UKSC 63, [2015] All ER (D) 183 (Oct)

Transport for London v Uber London Ltd and others [2015] EWHC 2918 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 137 (Oct)

Henrietta Mason & Paola Fudakowska report on some recent wills & probate cases

The family courts are in turmoil, says Caroline East

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council v KW (by her litigation friend) and others [2015] EWCA Civ 1054, [2015] All ER (D) 176 (Oct)

AH (Algeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees intervening)[2015] EWCA Civ 1003, [2015] All ER (D) 145 (Oct)

Alistair Kinley considers contributions, qualifications & costs

Grupo Hospitalario Quiron SA v Departamento de Sanidad del Gobierno Vasco and another C-552/13 , [2015] All ER (D) 205 (Oct)

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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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