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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7710

05 August 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Foster v McNicol (sued on behalf of all other members of the Labour Party except the Claimant and the Second Defendant) and another [2016] EWHC 1966 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 162 (Jul)

Deutsche Bahn AG and others v MasterCard Incorporated and other companies [2016] CAT 13, [2016] All ER (D) 02 (Aug)

Richard Harrison reflects on how an instructing solicitor would have interpreted Lord Goldsmith’s opinion on the legality of the Iraq war

Bailey and another v Angove’s Pty Ltd [2016] UKSC 47, [2016] All ER (D) 147 (Jul) [2016] EWHC 1786 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 01 (Aug)

Hayward v Zurich Insurance Company plc [2016] UKSC 48, [2016] All ER (D) 138 (Jul)

Grenville Holden Hampshire v Board of the Pension Protection Fund [2016] EWCA Civ 786, [2016] All ER (D) 163 (Jul)

Neil Parpworth takes stock of where we are at in relation to human rights reform

Will the streamlining of appeal procedure make England and Wales a more or less attractive forum for litigation than it is now, ask Michael Roberts & Giles Hutt

Alyson Coulson looks at the current IHT & probate situation & whether Brexit will have any effect

Bahamas Oil Refining Company International Ltd v Owners of the Cape Bari Tankschiffahrts GMBH & Co KG (Bahamas) [2016] UKPC 20, [2016] All ER (D) 125 (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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