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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7740

31 March 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Baugniet v Capita Employee Benefits Ltd and another [2017] EWHC 501 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 167 (Mar)

N v ACCG and others [2017] UKSC 22, [2017] All ER (D) 154 (Mar)

Matthew Kay explores the steps being taken to support women within the legal profession

Dove and another v London Borough of Havering [2017] EWCA Civ 156, [2017] All ER (D) 162 (Mar)

Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Islington v Dyer [2017] EWCA Civ 150, [2017] All ER (D) 164 (Mar)

Barron MP and others v Collins MEP [2017] EWHC 162 (QB), [2017] All ER (D) 161 (Mar)

James Goudkamp & Donal Nolan examine contributory negligence in the Court of Appeal

Financial Conduct Authority v Macris [2017] UKSC 19, [2017] All ER (D) 153 (Mar)

The law should not underestimate the desire of terminally ill patients to make a final & important contribution to medical advancement, says David Locke​

Complex process of UK’s withdrawal from the European Union has commenced

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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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