THIS ISSUE
Witness sick: ADJOURN; party pregnant: ADJOURN; pre-pack protection; just a fiver to get into court; experts needed on EU Directive.
Sandra Paul & Rebecca Niblock investigate a new legislative tool that could be a potential game-changer
Art, antiques, & antiquities: Racheal Muldoon reviews the key changes to UK-EU trade post-Brexit
Restoring competition in the digital market is essential for enhancing consumers’ confidence in e-commerce, says Dr Jing Wang
Proposals to reform the Mental Health Act (MHA) make ‘arbitrary distinctions between patients who have capacity and those who lack capacity and those who are and are not in the criminal justice system’, the Law Society has warned.
It’s time to transform the law for the better by diversifying routes into the profession, says CILEX chair Chris Bones
47% more judgments handed down than previous year
Court of Appeal criticises ‘egregious’ failures of disclosure & investigation
Environmental protesters have lost their legal case to protect rare barbastelle bats roosting in the path of the High Speed Two (HS2) rail link.
Ministers have dropped plans to raise the small claims limit from £1,000 to £2,000 for employers’ liability, public liability and other personal injury claims except road traffic accident (RTA) cases.
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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