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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7691

18 March 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

"This book is still an indispensable source of knowledge and wisdom for anyone able to read English with an interest in arbitration"

UBS AG v Revenue and Customs Commissioners; DB Group Services (UK) Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners[2016] UKSC 13, [2016] All ER (D) 87 (Mar)

PMS International Group plc v Magmatic Ltd (Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks intervening) [2016] UKSC 12, [2016] All ER (D) 84 (Mar)

Mark Lewis & Max Mallin consider interim injunctions, arbitration clauses & the court’s jurisdiction

Lafferty v Newark & Sherwood District Council [2016] EWHC 320 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 60 (Mar)

Sophie Belgrove & Alison Padfield examine the Court of Appeal’s approach to solicitors’ duties under a limited retainer

Lawyers question prospects of Crown discharging criminal burden of proof

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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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