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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7786

23 March 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Caroline Shea QC & James Tipler consider the likely impact of a new pilot scheme on unopposed business lease renewal claims

Landlords’ gas safety duties—Stephanie Trotter puts the case for reform

Marc Weller assesses whether the recent events in Salisbury constitute a violation of international law

Legal aid lawyers are undervalued, underpaid & under pressure, as Jon Robins explains

David Burrows offers some insight on interim capital relief, precedent & the per incuriam exception

Giselle Davies & Ellis Pugh discuss how to handle liabilities outside your control

Nicholas Dobson explains why public authority officials exercising discretion must do more than simply endorse recommendations

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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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