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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7335

04 September 2008
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Donaldson and another v O’Sullivan and another [2008] EWCA Civ 879, [2008] All ER (D) 393

Re B (children)(placement order: expert reports) [2008] EWCA Civ 835, [2008] All ER (D) 228 (Jul)

R (on the application of Baiai and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (on the application of Bigoku and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (on the application of Tilki) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 53, [2008] All ER (D) 411 (Jul)

Greenweb Ltd v Wandsworth London Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 910, [2008] All ER (D) 420 (Jul)

Yeomans Row Management Ltd v Cobbe [2008] UKHL 55, [2008] All ER (D) 419 (Jul)

Sony Computer Entertainment UK Ltd v Cinram Logistics UK Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 955, [2008] All ER (D) 66 (Aug)

Re N (a Child) (McKenzie Friends: Rights of Audience) [2008] EWHC 2042 (Fam), [2008] All ER (D) 116 (Aug)

R v K [2008] EWCA Crim 1900, [2008] All ER (D) 93 (Aug)

How has Malcolm redefined the test for disability related discrimination? Spencer Keen reports

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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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