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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7739

24 March 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of Davey) v Oxfordshire County Council (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2017] EWHC 354 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 113 (Mar)

New challenge for lease costs; Saturday, Bloody Saturday; sniffing out a judicial interview & the magic of land registry address.

Dartford Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others [2017] EWCA Civ 141, [2017] All ER (D) 118 (Mar)

The Brewster case has bolstered public sector pension rights of unmarried couples, but it is better to be prepared, says Caroline East

Monroe v Hopkins [2017] EWHC 433 (QB), [2017] All ER (D) 94 (Mar)

R v Evans [2017] EWCA Crim 139, [2017] All ER (D) 73 (Mar)

Ilott v The Blue Cross and others [2017] UKSC 17, [2017] All ER (D) 96 (Mar)

The plumbing company is the latest employer to be put in its place over the employment status of its workers, says Spencer Keen

R (on the application of OA) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 486 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 112 (Mar)

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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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