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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7254

04 January 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

In brief

After 11 years people are realising that harassment is not just about stalking, but at what price? Tim Lawson Cruttenden and Catherine Atkinson report

Seamus Burns considers the moral sensitivities surrounding the international trade in body parts

A recent Court of Appeal ruling underlines the limits of the protection afforded by sovereign state immunity in arbitration proceedings. Ned Beale reports

What are the implications for prize draws and skill competitions under the new Gambling Act? Beverley Flynn reports

Paul Hewitt, Paola Fudakowska and Helen Peacock discuss contested wills and claims against personal representatives

R (on the application of da Silva) v Director of Public Prosecutions and another
[2006] EWHC 3204 (Admin), [2006] All ER (D) 215 (Dec)

Geoffrey Bindman travels from Bar to bar in Uganda and encounters a courteous Idi Amin. Post coup, the dictator proves more difficult to track down

Mark Sefton explains the reasons behind the current popularity of leasehold enfranchisement

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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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