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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7776

12 January 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Keep 2 March 2018 clear; Enjoy 93rd CPR update; Hours to escape new family forms.

David Burrows reviews Sir James Munby’s tenure as president & his impact on family law

Since we last wrote for NLJ in 2012, online courts, case management & CaseLines have moved on...

Kathryn Garbett & Mehmet Karagoz discuss malicious prosecution of civil claims & analyse Willers v Joyce

The Supreme Court in 2017. Brice Dickson reviews the personnel, judgments & output

Athelstane Aamodt explores the weird world of what exactly you can trade mark

Derek Adamson discusses the current issues with the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010, & suggests some improvements

Keith Wilding explains why the independent review of the Mental Health Act 1983 should take a broad approach

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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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