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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7702

10 June 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Handley and another v Lake Jackson Solicitors; Lopes v Croydon London Borough; Christie Owen & Davies Ltd v Awan and another [2016] EWCA Civ 465, [2016] All ER (D) 174 (May)

Richard Harrison considers how to achieve the status of ideal litigator

Financial Conduct Authority v Macris [2015] EWCA Civ 490, [2015] All ER (D) 178 (May)

Winterburn and another v Bennett and another [2016] EWCA Civ 482, [2016] All ER (D) 186 (May)

Online infringement? No…it’s infringement online, says Jane Foulser McFarlane​

Shindler and another v Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and another [2016] EWCA Civ 469, [2016] All ER (D) 151 (May)

HM Solicitor General v Cox and another [2016] EWHC 1241 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 03 (Jun)

Cathrine Grubb examines the impact of the coming into force of the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010

Mega Brands International v European Union Intellectual Property Office T-292/12 , [2016] All ER (D) 01 (Jun)

The Secretary of State for the Home Department v CT (Vietnam) [2016] EWCA Civ 488, [2016] All ER (D) 02 (Jun)

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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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