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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7844

14 June 2019
IN THIS ISSUE

Professor Nick Hopkins discusses the Law Commissions’ consultation on surrogacy & what happens next

When does psychiatric injury sustained onboard become compensable? Katherine Deal QC & Asela Wijeyaratne review the latest evidence

Do landlords have to be both registered and licensed when serving a section 21 notice? DJ Hywel James considers the lessons from Evans v Fleri

Giles Eyre & Dr Linda Monaci provide practical insight into assessing a testator’s capacity after their death

Jofa  highlights a procedural problem in relation to the fair allocation of costs in the Court of Appeal, as Graeme Kirk explains

Family misconduct; ‘Best Endeavours’ breach; High Court: keep out; tribunals ready on tenant fees; new Act for the missing

Chris Pamplin explains why mentoring schemes must be disclosed

Mark Solon sizes up the risks of making false statements: go directly to jail, do not pass go, & do not collect £350,000

Non-disclosure agreements too often used to cover up unlawful behaviour
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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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