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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8083

09 August 2024
IN THIS ISSUE
ADR has the potential to alleviate various pressures on the courts, but Nikki Edwards argues for a nuanced approach
Not only the athletes but the lawyers should win a gold medal, writes Athelstane Aamodt
As he signs off for the summer, Ian Smith reflects on complex matters of interpretation, prohibited conduct & part-time status

WILKINSON MAUGHAN RETIREMENT BENEFIT SCHEME (THE “SCHEME”)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND BENEFICIARIES UNDER SECTION 27 OF THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925

A trio of employment cases appear in this week’s NLJ employment brief, covering interpretation of the national minimum wage, prohibited conduct in chambers, and less favourably treated part-time workers

Will the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets? Keith Oliver & Amalia Neenan FitzGerald consider the evidence

A headteacher indulged in ‘conduct that may bring the teaching profession into disrepute’ when she shared confidential information about pupils with her husband, the High Court has held

Solicitors are enjoying a buoyant mood in the professional indemnity insurance (PII) market, with rate decreases and improved stability

The Lord Chancellor has blocked prisoners serving whole life orders from ever getting married or entering into a civil partnership
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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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