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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7725

02 December 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Will the English courts still be top choice post-Brexit, asks Jonathan Harris QC

Rahim v Arch Insurance Co. (Europe) Ltd [2016] EWHC 2967 (Comm), [2016] All ER (D) 142 (Nov)

Peter Vaines reports on the latest news from the world of tax

Avonwick Holdings Ltd and another v Shlosberg [2016] EWCA Civ 1138, [2016] All ER (D) 141 (Nov)

Co-operation versus litigation: could mediation be the new & improved face of justice, asks Glenn Stanbury

Will the Hague Convention be to court litigation what the New York Convention has been to arbitration, asks Jan-Jaap Baer

Defamatory guts; blame the accountant; & wretched costs

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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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