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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7699

20 May 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Mayne (Executrix of the Estate of Keith Norman Deceased) v Atlas Stone Company Ltd and others [2016] EWHC 1030 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 70 (May)

R (on the application of DHL International (UK) Ltd v Office of Communications [2016] EWHC 938 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 30 (May)

Alec Samuels discusses the benefits of a universal taxi service

 

R (on the application of Hottak and another) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and another [2016] EWCA Civ 438, [2016] All ER (D) 67 (May)

Holyoake and another company v Candy and others [2016] EWHC 970 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 29 (May)

Eclipse Film Partners No 35 LLP v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2016] UKSC 24, [2016] All ER (D) 69 (May)

Emily Johnson asks whether the rise of mediation in the US could be mirrored in English civil practice

PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC and another v OW Bunker Malta Ltd and another [2016] UKSC 23, [2016] All ER (D) 75 (May)

Re JR55’s Application for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2016] UKSC 22, [2016] All ER (D) 74 (May)

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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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