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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7333

07 August 2008
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Are accident victims ill-served by “no win, no fee” agreements? Premium Content

Was the withdrawal of legal aid from personal injury (PI) cases an inspired gamble that has paid off? Or has it been an “access to justice” disaster leaving many accident victims without proper compensation or adequate specialist advice?

07 August 2008 / Jon Robins
Truth statements

News in brief

07 August 2008
Statwatch

Legal news

07 August 2008
Law Reports

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW— SEPARATION OF POWERS— SEPARATION OF POWERS BETWEEN EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY

07 August 2008
FSA steams up over boiler rooms Premium Content

Emma King and Richard Burger assess the FSA's attempts to tackle boiler rooms

07 August 2008 / Emma King / Richard Burger
Whatever happened to commonhold? Premium Content

Why has commonhold been so slow to catch on? James Driscoll investigates

07 August 2008 / James Driscoll
Location, location, location Premium Content

The law lords' move to Middlesex Guildhall cannot happen soon enough, says David Pope

07 August 2008 / David Pope
Hacker on verge of extradition to US

Legal news

07 August 2008
Landmark equal pay ruling

Legal news

07 August 2008
Surviving the summer Premium Content

Stephen Robinson offers some tips on how employers can tackle the summertime blues

07 August 2008 / Stephen Robinson
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Birketts—trainee cohort

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Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

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Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

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Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

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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: 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
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: Days numbered for upwards-only rent reviews
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
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
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