THIS ISSUE
More than half a loaf: Tesco, Sarclad & the case for individual DPAs by Eoin O’Shea & Emma Shafton
Nicholas Dobson reflects on how & why the recent private prosecution against Boris Johnson failed
Anthony Owen has some words of advice for long leaseholders applying for relief from forfeiture: time is of the essence
Dishonest exaggeration in clinical negligence claims: Mark Ashley, Stuart Wallace, Ruth Crackett take a closer look
Veronica Cowan explains why it’s time for conveyancing firms to embrace digitalisation & adopt modern work practices
Group litigation orders offer a pragmatic solution to the Australian ‘beauty parade’ trend in shareholder class actions, explain Gavin Foggo & Andrew Hill
GDPR, immigration & enforcement among issues facing profession post-Brexit
Ministers and senior officials from more than 50 countries will gather in Singapore next week to support a new international treaty on mediation.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—trainee cohort
Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025
Keoghs—four appointments
Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland
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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