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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7748

02 June 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Doberman and another v Watson and others [2017] EWHC 1708 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 172 (May)

Modern lawyers & judges can take lessons from the 1917 case of Joseph Blackburn, says David Hewitt

In his penultimate election countdown article, Jon Robins reflects on the manifesto pleas from the Bar Council & Chancery Lane

Singh (India) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 362, [2017] All ER (D) 166 (May)

R (on the application of Coll) v Secretary of State for Justice (Howard League for Penal Reform intervening) [2017] UKSC 40, [2017] All ER (D) 142 (May)

R (on the application of Forsey) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court [2017] EWHC 1152 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 121 (May)

Working together makes the expert/instructing solicitor relationship stronger, as James Stanbury explains

Court of Appeal: Home Secretary acted unlawfully in refusing to consider UK entry

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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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