THIS ISSUE
E-wills: Roderick Ramage asks whether we can have the future now
TUPE & multiple transferees: whither the fate of the employment contract? John McMullen reports
CPR: latest dose; Rolls up for a party!
Why are so many firms stumbling their way to failure when it comes to applications for relief? Stephen Averill provides some answers
Barrister Philip Rule examines the relationship between false imprisonment & Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights
Geoffrey Bindman QC breaks the spell of witchcraft
Significant & immediate investment is needed across the board to ensure the criminal justice system serves everyone, says Mark Cotter QC
Beth Bell considers the lawfulness & usefulness of covert recordings in family cases
A judge was right to strike out a claim for occupational deafness where proceedings were launched while the employer company was dissolved, the Court of Appeal has held
How to find the best IT suppliers for your next generation software. A guide for Practice Managers tasked with pulling together a short-list, by Brian Welsh, CEO at Insight Legal
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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