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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7330

17 July 2008
IN THIS ISSUE
Statwatch

Legal news update

24 July 2008
COURT OF APPEAL—PRACTICE— FILES FOR APPEAL HEARING

Leofelis SA and another v Lonsdale Sports Ltd and others [2008] EWCA Civ 640, [2008] All ER (D) 87 (Jul)

17 July 2008
SHIPPING—TIME CHARTERPARTY —LAST VOYAGE

Transfield Shipping Inc of Panama v Mercator Shipping Inc of Monrovia; The Achilleas [2008] UKHL 48, [2008] All ER (D) 117 (Jul)

17 July 2008
FIFA quotas ruled offside? Premium Content

Is FIFA's proposal to introduce a quota on foreign nationals in club football legal? Richard Williams and Alex Haffner report

17 July 2008 / Richard Williams / Alex Haffner
An adequate plug? Premium Content

Richard Burger reports on the FSA's efforts to stop the leak of inside information from the unregulated sector

17 July 2008 / Richard Burger
The client crunch Premium Content

Emma Kaye reports on how uncertain market conditions are intensifying pressure on law firms

17 July 2008 / Emma Kaye
Gage breaks mould

In brief

17 July 2008
No=Maybe=Yes Premium Content

Seamus Burns considers whether or not the Irish “no vote” means the Lisbon Treaty is confirmed dead

17 July 2008 / Seamus Burns
Falling in line with the law Premium Content

Should adults who are injured after deliberately putting themselves at risk expect to be compensated? Kris Lines and Jon Heshka report

17 July 2008 / Jon Heshka / Kris Lines
Complaints handling

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17 July 2008
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NLJ this week: Big tech for small firms
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
NLJ this week: Presumption of capacity reaffirmed
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
NLJ this week: Justice delayed, justice denied
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
NLJ this week: The road ahead for employment rights
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
NLJ this week: SLAPPed shut?
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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