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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7286

16 August 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

The EC’s Solvency II proposals will change the face of insurance regulation, say Julie Nazerali, Katie Lamb and Julie Vandenbussche

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GMB v ALLEN
ANTIPATHY BETWEEN TRADE UNIONS AND dissident members
AUTONOMY VERSUS PATERNALISM
ROUGH INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Sir Stephen Richards’s prosecution was a tragic failure and produced a series of innocent victims, say Jason Hadden and Craig Barlow

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Gibson v Government of the USA [2007] UKPC 52, [2007] All ER (D) 358 (Jul)

Applications for relief are best avoided, argue Yvonne Simons and Alan Simons

Ten years of wrangling have failed to settle the corporate manslaughter debate, says Gerard Forlin

Ezsias v North Glamorgan NHS Trust [2007] EWCA Civ 330, [2007] IRLR 603

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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
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
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
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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