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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7278

21 June 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

The Child Support Agency (CSA) does not owe a duty of care to the children and parents on whose behalf it collects maintenance, the Court of Appeal ruled this week.

In brief

A practitioner’s guide to DNA testing for paternity, by Charles Foster

R (on the application of Cash) v County of Northamptonshire Coroner [2007] EWHC 1354 (Admin), All ER (D) 71 (Jun)

Cost effective, business savvy, proactive, able to manage expectations, and great communicators—that’s what in-house counsel expect from their external dispute resolution lawyers, according to new research.

Does Charman v Charman mean farewell to the yardstick of equality? asks Nicholas Starks

Colin Munro explains why the ban on political advertising in broadcasting faces challenges

The ever-changing HMRC landscape requires increased vigilance from financial professionals, say Gary Summers, Mark Howard and Susan Bradshaw

Too rushed and too risky? In a two-part article, Professor Michael Zander QC reports on why the Carter reforms were savaged by the Constitutional Affairs Committee

DOMICILE MATTERS >>
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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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