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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7273

17 May 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

David Burrows reports from the legal aid family law barricades

Divorcing couples are no longer protected from their spouse’s creditors after they split, following a landmark High Court decision.

Seamus Burns considers the legal and ethical dilemmas of egg donation

Welford v EDF Energy Networks (LPN) Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 293, [2007] All ER (D) 26 (Apr)

Combating climate change is a matter of politics, not a judicial matter for the courts, argues Peter McMaster

DPP v P [2007] EWHC 946 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 244 (Apr)

Is England’s position as a honeypot for libel claimants under threat? Aidan Eardley reports

Peter Gooderham dissects the government’s proposed NHS redress scheme…and finds it wanting

R v M (No 2) [2007] EWCA Crim 970, [2007] All ER (D) 258 (Apr)

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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
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
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
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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
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