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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7723

18 November 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Re Ellison (A Bankrupt); Hicken (as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Ellison) v Ellison [2016] EWHC 2791 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 76 (Nov)

Roderick Ramage reworks William Shakespeare in bite-size format

Re Pablo Star Ltd Price v Registrar of Companies and another [2016] EWHC 2640 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 66 (Nov)

Christopher Hutton & Aniko Adam examine the implications of Brexit for UK competition law

    Roger Smith reports on the rise & rise of digital technology

    AS v TH and others [2016] EWHC 2825 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 77 (Nov)

    Watts v Secretary of State for Health [2016] EWHC 2835 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 78 (Nov)

    Zoya Ltd v Ahmed (t/a Property Mart) [2016] EWHC 2249 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 75 (Nov)

    Fee remission less painful; divorce competitions & civil appeal form changes

    Tamsin Cox & Julia Petrenko examine a useful authority for freeholders of residential buildings in relation to Airbnb

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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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