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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7743

28 April 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

The Supreme Court decision in Ilott represents a qualified victory for testamentary freedom, as Greg Williams explains

McCann v State Hospitals Board for Scotland [2017] UKSC 31, [2017] All ER (D) 48 (Apr)

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority v EnergySolutions EU Ltd [2017] UKSC 34, [2017] All ER (D) 53 (Apr)

SXH v Crown Prosecution Service [2017] UKSC 30, [2017] All ER (D) 47 (Apr)

When to tell the insurers; getting police to pay for Green Book loss; mobile home owners celebrate; & new rules, old PD.

Has the Supreme Court signalled that the law surrounding the Working Time Regulations has been settled, asks Charles Pigott

Steven O’Sullivan examines the wide-reaching implications of AIG v Woodman

Malins v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2017] EWHC 835 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 82 (Apr)

Will a poor return on investment derail robot lawyers? Steve Hynes reports

How should the fall-out from the Panama Papers be addressed by the legal profession, asks Geoffrey Bindman QC

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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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