THIS ISSUE
Residents of four multi-million-pound flats which can be overlooked by visitors to Tate Modern have lost their latest legal challenge against the gallery, in an important case on nuisance
Lawyers from around the globe can look ahead to the second London International Disputes Week (LIDW) this September
The Home Secretary has announced sweeping changes to the immigration system, with a points-based system to be introduced on 1 January 2021
Next week is Justice Week (24-28 February)
The International Bar Association (IBA) has published a model statute for climate change litigation
The Law Society’s Diversity Access Scheme (DAS) has opened its doors for the 2020 cohort
Legal professionals can now create an online HM Courts and Services (HMCTS) account
A judge should not have granted a decree nisi of nullity to a couple who had an Islamic wedding, a Nikah, because the marriage was not valid under English law in the first place
Mark Solon reports on the challenges & priorities facing expert witnesses in & out of the courtroom
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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