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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7687

19 February 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Dominic Regan reports on “unwordly” fixed costs & the missing impact assessment

Response from Matthew Wagstaff, Joint head of Bribery and Corruption Division, Serious Fraud Office

Has the SFO shifted its stance on waiving privilege? Jonathan Pickworth asks for clarity

Ian Smith notes the recent newsworthy decisions from the employment courts

Is there a right to use sporting & recreational facilities, asks Mark West

Alex Fox & Emma Davies suggest there is reason for cautious optimism for claimants involved in interest rate swaps litigation

Michael L Nash considers the legal pitfalls of Mary Tudor & Queen Elizabeth II

Birmingham City Council v D and another [2016] EWCOP 8, [2016] All ER (D) 05 (Feb)

R (on the application of Steinfeld and another) v Secretary of State for Education [2016] EWHC 128 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 230 (Jan)

Q v Q (No 3) [2016] EWFC 5, [2016] All ER (D) 20 (Feb)

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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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