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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7297

15 November 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

James Fry and Joanne Flack investigate whether new proposals to tighten what is, and is not, Scotch whisky could help to sink the international counterfeiters

As Robert Williams steps down as editor of The Law Reports, he reflects on 30 years rendering comprehensible the complexities of court

M v Warwickshire County Council [2007] EWCA Civ 1084, [2007] All ER (D) 14 (Nov)

Will the new religious hate law help or hinder the cause of freedom? Steve Gallagher wonders

Office of Fair Trading v Lloyds TSB Bank plc and others [2007] UKHL 48, [2007] All ER (D) 466 (Oct)

Reconciliation or sell out? Nick Hurley and Will Nash review the collapse of Darrell Hair’s discrimination claim

How far do prerogative powers extend? Nicholas Dobson reports

R v Majury; R v Burbridge; R v Parkes [2007] All ER (D) 42 (Nov)

Wandsworth London Borough Council v Randall [2007] EWCA Civ 1126, [2007] All ER (D) 98 (Nov

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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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