THIS ISSUE
A resolution worth keeping…spotting gaps in your firm’s insurance policy. Frank Maher sets out where you might slip up
Curbing workplace sexual harassment: Mini Chandramouli compares approaches in the UK & Australia
Asli Yilmaz suggests strategies for maximising client outcomes in construction disputes
Roger Smith attempts to escape the law by turning to agrarian pursuits
Nigel Clark looks forward to some radical change in 2024
In the wake of the rise in shareholder activism & the recent decision in G4S, Lois Horne discusses disclosure & the shareholder principle
Will Trump be stopped from standing? Michael Zander on the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision
Neil Parpworth reflects on the former Home Secretary’s controversial conduct in relation to the policing of processions
Nigel Clark, director and shareholder at Nexa, a platform for consultant solicitors, proposes a change of approach on client fees, billing targets, the partnership model and long-hours culture, in this week’s NLJ
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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