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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7766

20 October 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

In a special NLJ report, Michael Zander reflects on public concern about the use & governance of facial images

Litigation funding can help control costs & add value to the litigation process, says Sergei Purewal

When can security be ordered against non-party funders? Richard Highley & Deirdre Lyons Le Croy report

Phil Whitehead explains why InfoTrack’s integrated, one-stop approach hits the right note in today’s conveyancing market

Jonathan Goodliffe advises on how to ensure a stress-free life & make a fortune in the process

Visa Joy Ltd and another v Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner [2017] EWCA Civ 1473, [2017] All ER (D) 51 (Oct)

Abanka d. d. v Abanca Corporación Bancaria, S. A. [2017] EWHC 2428 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 80 (Oct)

HM Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills v Interim Executive Board of Al-Hijrah School (Secretary of State for Education and others intervening) [2017] EWCA Civ 1426, [2017] All ER (D) 79 (Oct)

Royal Mail Group Ltd v Communication Workers Union [2017] EWHC 2548 (QB), [2017] All ER (D) 82 (Oct)

Secretary of State for Business Innovation and v Rahman [2017] EWHC 2468 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 83 (Oct)

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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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