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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7706

08 July 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

It’s au revoir but not adieu to EU employment law, says Charles Pigott

Chris Syder discusses the Modern Slavery Act

David Locke reviews the matter of informed consent, post Montgomery

Amy Proferes provides an update on dispensing powers in building schemes

Begg v HM Treasury [2016] EWCA Civ 568, [2016] All ER (D) 147 (Jun)

R (on the application of Bancoult (No2) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2016] UKSC 35, [2016] All ER (D) 173 (Jun)

R (on the application of Jewish Rights Watch, trading as Jewish Human Rights Watch) v Leicester City Council; R (on the application of Jewish Rights Watch, trading as a Jewish Human Rights Watch and another) v Gwynedd Council; R (on the application of Jewish Rights Watch, trading as Jewish Human Rights Watch and another) v City and County of Swansea [2016] EWHC 1512 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 164 (Jun)

KLM v EUI Ltd [2016] EWHC 1497 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 07 (Jul)

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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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