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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7705

01 July 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Gill O’Connor reports on the impact of the restriction of single joint expert reports in the family courts

Nicholas Dobson examines the Supreme Court’s approach to the police stop and search power in s 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

Chris Deacon & Dr Linda Monaci provide a legal & medico-legal perspective of expert evidence in foreign applicable law cases

Brown and another, the joint administrators of Loanwell Ltd v Stonegale Ltd [2016] UKSC 30, [2016] All ER (D) 133 (Jun)
Heythrop Zoological Gardens Ltd and another v Captive Animals Protection Society [2016] EWHC 1370 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 126 (Jun)
Nissan Jidosha KK v European Union Intellectual Property Office C-207/15 P, [2016] All ER (D) 130 (Jun)
BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Ltd v LBG Capital No 1 Plc and another [2016] UKSC 29, [2016] All ER (D) 89 (Jun)
Harb v Prince Abdul Aziz bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz [2016] EWCA Civ 556, [2016] All ER (D) 102 (Jun)

Should expert witnesses always be named, asks Chris Pamplin

"Enforcement of Consumer Rights and Protections is an extraordinary achievement"

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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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