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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7778

26 January 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Free searches; hurry!; CPR welcome; Reclaiming after strike out; Tell the truth.

Richard Harrison considers the practicalities & legalities of ‘coming off the record’

UK higher education & Brexit—Hilary Aldred asks if there is any silver lining

Roderick Ramage reworks William Shakespeare in bite-size format

Paul McClorry discusses jurisdiction in claims which occur in countries outside of the EU

How will Brexit affect the flow of EU students to UK universities? Matthew Homewood & Simon Boyes share their predictions

Alec Samuels reflects on a war that has not yet been won

Breaking (new) law: David Burrows reports on the challenges of Re M (Children)

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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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