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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8087

27 September 2024
IN THIS ISSUE

Under pressure? Drowning in emails? In this week’s NLJ, LawCare’s Elizabeth Rimmer offers advice on tackling the tyranny of the inbox

What’s obvious to a lawyer may not be clear to an ordinary & reasonable user, write Thomas Rothwell & Kavish Shah
Digital platforms must improve protections for children or risk fines, write Robert Dalling & Abigail Dore. But what exactly does the Children’s Code call for?
Drowning in emails? Elizabeth Rimmer provides tips for keeping your inbox under control
How to protect the title of barrister? John Gould explores the options

What’s in a title? Writing in this week’s NLJ, John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke, addresses a question raised by former Bar chair Nick Vineall KC: should the title ‘barrister’ be restricted to those who have completed pupillage? 

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Lawyers are embracing the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI), with many rethinking their billing practices as a result, research by LexisNexis has shown

The Supreme Court has blocked Russian proceedings brought in breach of an arbitration agreement, in a decision that appears to lower the bar on jurisdiction

The Law Commission has outlined a series of potential reforms to co-operatives and community benefit societies, including revised statutory definitions

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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
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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