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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7827

08 February 2019
IN THIS ISSUE
Birthday wishes Premium Content
Steve Hynes wants the 70th anniversary of legal aid to mark a sea-change in public funding
07 February 2019 / Steve Hynes
Employment law brief: 7 February 2019 Premium Content

Ian Smith serves up a turbo-charged, non-biased update on recent case law & substantive procedural matters

07 February 2019 / Ian Smith
Governance— dashboard red lights Premium Content
Nicholas Dobson reports on the issues surrounding a local authority that apparently ran through its red lights
07 February 2019 / Nicholas Dobson
Civil way: 8 February 2019 Premium Content

Beating the tardy defendant; new workers’ rights; Forced Backdate (not Backstop); success fees deaded

07 February 2019
Sticking to a budget: could do better? Premium Content

Francis Kendall shares some shocking statistics from the 2018 ACL conference survey

07 February 2019 / Francis Kendall
Weekly law digests Premium Content
07 February 2019
Model answers Premium Content

Jonathan Molot re-examines the law firm partnership model

07 February 2019 / Jonathan Molot
From tactical to brand led growth Premium Content

How can good planning help law firms to stand out, drive revenue & achieve long-term success, asks Ross Faulkner

07 February 2019 / Ross Faulkner
International justice: some African countries are hurting Premium Content

As part of an occasional series on international justice & the Rule of Law in other jurisdictions, Jonathan Fisher QC & Anita Clifford tackle misconceptions about corruption & international contract negotiations

07 February 2019 / Jonathan Fisher KC / Anita Clifford
Ever been zugzwanged? Premium Content

Chess masters & litigators have a lot in common as Giles Tagg reports

07 February 2019 / Giles Tagg
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Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

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NLJ this week: Big tech for small firms
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
NLJ this week: Presumption of capacity reaffirmed
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
NLJ this week: Justice delayed, justice denied
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
NLJ this week: The road ahead for employment rights
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
NLJ this week: SLAPPed shut?
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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