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Issue: Vol 171, Issue 7940

09 July 2021
IN THIS ISSUE
Veronica Cowan reports on the growing problem of the beast from the East
Individuals versus corporates: who shoulders the blame in bribery cases? Allison Clare QC examines the ‘adequate procedures’ defence
Cathál MacPartholán examines pre-charge bail: has the Policing and Crime Act 2017 reframed rather than reformed the problem?
Chris Bushell & Ceri Morgan examine the increasingly high bar for claims to extend the limitation period
Tom Hall provides a practical guide to capacity & the appointment of attorneys & deputies
David Renton reports on the real-world realities for those left on the verge of eviction
Decisions which lengthen sentences for no obvious reason will not help an already critical situation, as Martin Rackstraw reports
Obstetric negligence: Lorin Lakasing reports on the cost of over-promising & under-delivering
The judgment in MBS provides practitioners with a new road map for navigating negligence claims, as Andrew Burnette & Ben Hubble QC report
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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
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
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
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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