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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7304

17 January 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

Charter plc v City Index Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 1382, [2007] All ER (D) 361 (Dec)

Mote v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2007] EWCA Civ 1324, [2007] All ER (D) 212 (Dec)

Crane v Canons Leisure Centre [2007] EWCA Civ 1352, [2007] All ER (D) 281 (Dec)

The Court of Appeal’s decision in Ware restores stability to the law on bias, says Nicholas Dobson

R v Muse [2007] EWHC 2924 (QB)

Is there any hope for campaigners who want to see the ban on hunting with dogs overthrown? Neil Parpworth reports

Tinkering with established exhumation procedures, could get the government into trouble, argue Steven Gallagher and Frederick Cosgrove-Gibson

Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (Guidelines on Levels of Charges) (England) Order 2007 (SI 2007/3487)

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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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