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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7790

27 April 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

In their final update on the challenges & triumphs of technology in court Michael Fletcher & Helen Pugh share their reflections on the trial experience

There are more ways of considering digital property than there are commentators, as Roderick Ramage explains

Sarah Moore reviews the current state of product liability in the UK, & asks: is it time for a consumer revolution?

Kathryn Purkis analyses the transfer of trusteeship & what it means for the survival of a lien

David Burrows laments the unnecessary & harmful complexities of the child support scheme

The Justice First Fellowship scheme is using law to change the world, says Fiona Bawdon

Brexit & transition. Prepare for the worst & hope for the best, says David Greene

Demands for no-fault divorce increase ahead of Owens v Owens

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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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