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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7804

03 August 2018
IN THIS ISSUE
Law in 101 words Premium Content

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage

02 August 2018 / Roderick Ramage
Agreeing a better way forward Premium Content

Emma Sutton puts the case for the benefits of early settlement in the Court of Protection

02 August 2018 / Emma Sutton
Weekly law digests Premium Content
02 August 2018
Civil way: 3 August 2018 Premium Content

Meal tickets; Look, no divorce!; Service charge fights

02 August 2018
Where to next? Premium Content

​The law in relation to those lacking capacity has undergone radical change: is the Begum case still fit for purpose? Brooke Lyne investigates

02 August 2018 / Brooke Lyne
Change of PACE Premium Content

Michael Zander QC on important changes to four PACE Codes

02 August 2018 / Michael Zander KC
Surviving the ‘POCA freeze’ Premium Content

Which party should bear the cost of complying with POCA? Mickaela Fox & Nicholas Medcroft examine the consent regime

02 August 2018 / Mickaela Fox / Mickaela Fox
Escaping liability Premium Content

R A Buckley investigates breaking the chain of causation

02 August 2018 / Richard Buckley
Owens: unreasonable behaviour on trial (Pt 2) Premium Content

Unreliable evidence? Simon Blain reflects on the judgments & lessons of Owens v Owens

02 August 2018 / Simon Blain
School’s out but still homework to do Premium Content

David Greene shares his end of term Brexit summertime reflections

02 August 2018 / David Greene
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NEWS
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NLJ this week: Justice at the algorithm’s edge
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already embedded in the civil courts, but regulation lags behind practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Ben Roe of Baker McKenzie charts a landscape where AI assists with transcription, case management and document handling, yet raises acute concerns over evidence, advocacy and even judgment-writing
NLJ this week: When ‘milk’ really means milk
The Supreme Court has drawn a firm line under branding creativity in regulated markets. In Dairy UK Ltd v Oatly AB, it ruled that Oatly’s ‘post-milk generation’ trade mark unlawfully deployed a protected dairy designation. In NLJ this week, Asima Rana of DWF explains that the court prioritised ‘regulatory clarity over creative branding choices’, holding that ‘designation’ extends beyond product names to marketing slogans
NLJ this week: Civil practice with claws & caution
From cat fouling to Part 36 brinkmanship, the latest 'Civil way' round-up is a reminder that procedural skirmishes can have sharp teeth. NLJ columnist Stephen Gold ranges across recent decisions with his customary wit
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