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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

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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