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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7693

08 April 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

How can redress be sought for institutionalised illegality by the Department for Transport, asks Nicholas Bevan

When does killing time at work become an invasion of privacy, asks Daniel Kavan

Goldman Sachs International v Videocon Global Ltd and another [2016] EWCA Civ 130, [2016] All ER (D) 151 (Mar)

Lehman Brothers Luxembourg Investments SARL v Lehman Brothers UK Holdings Ltd (in administration) [2016] EWHC 617 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 183 (Mar)

Ciccone v Ritchie (No 1) [2016] EWHC 608 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 189 (Mar)

Law Society’s research suggests long term pain may follow short term gains

Catherine Dixon underlines the importance of making an informed decision over Britain’s future with the EU

Will litigation funding replace CFAs in lower value cases?

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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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