THIS ISSUE
Dan Wyatt, Chris Whitehouse and Olivia Dhein investigate the rise of deepfakes and other AI-augmented scams
Proposed changes to product safety laws will bring new risks for producers, writes John Doherty
Annabel Elliott investigates new causes of action & forms of relief in competition law disputes
ORs needs more money; Small claims crack pilot grows; Judges rule at tribunals, OK!; FDRs: no escape; 3 October 2024
Cooke Young & Keidan team up with lawyers from Aikyam Law Offices in India to compare approaches to company wrongdoing
John Cooper KC on how a new film exposes the rot at the heart of how we sentence women
A charity has been granted permission to bring a judicial review against the government’s decision to award oil exploration licences in the North Sea
Oil giant Shell has won its appeal against a landmark ruling that it must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
Lawyers have welcomed the Mental Health Bill, which modernises the law regarding detention and compulsory treatment
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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