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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7712

02 September 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Blue Holdings (1) Pte Ltd and another v National Crime Agency [2016] EWCA Civ 760, [2016] All ER (D) 42 (Aug)

MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2016] UKSC 53, [2016] All ER (D) 40 (Aug)

Economou v de Freitas [2016] EWHC 1853 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 45 (Aug)

Secretary of State for the Home Department v ZAT and others (United National High Commissioner for Refugees and AIRE Centre, intervening) [2016] EWCA Civ 810, [2016] All ER (D) 22 (Aug)

R (on the application of SSP Health Ltd) v Care Quality Commission [2016] EWHC 2086 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 51 (Aug)

Seiont, Gwyrfai and Llyfni Anglers’ Society v Natural Resources Wales [2016] EWCA Civ 797, [2016] All ER (D) 23 (Aug)

Evangelou and others v McNicol (sued as a representative of all members of the Labour Party except the Claimants) [2016] EWCA Civ 817, [2016] All ER (D) 50 (Aug)

R (on the application of the Freedom and Justice Party and others) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and another [2016] EWHC 2010 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 32 (Aug)

Nicholas Bevan reviews the implications of automated motor technology on road safety & legal practice

Developing a strong culture can be more valuable than an effective business strategy, says Mark Collins

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Jonathan Askin

Hugh James—Jonathan Askin

London corporate and commercial team announces partner appointment

Michelman Robinson—Daniel Burbeary

Michelman Robinson—Daniel Burbeary

Firm names partner as London office managing partner

Kingsley Napley—Jonathan Grimes

Kingsley Napley—Jonathan Grimes

Firm appoints new head of criminal litigation team

NEWS
Personal injury lawyers have welcomed a government U-turn on a ‘substantial prejudice’ defence that risked enabling defendants in child sexual abuse civil cases to have proceedings against them dropped
Children can claim for ‘lost years’ damages in personal injury cases, the Supreme Court has held in a landmark judgment
The cab-rank rule remains a bulwark of the rule of law, yet lawyers are increasingly judged by their clients’ causes. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian McDougall, president of the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation, warns that conflating representation with endorsement is a ‘clear and present danger’
Holiday lets may promise easy returns, but restrictive covenants can swiftly scupper plans. Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Francis of Serle Court recounts how covenants limiting use to a ‘private dwelling house’ or ‘private residence’ have repeatedly defeated short-term letting schemes
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already embedded in the civil courts, but regulation lags behind practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Ben Roe of Baker McKenzie charts a landscape where AI assists with transcription, case management and document handling, yet raises acute concerns over evidence, advocacy and even judgment-writing
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