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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7338

25 September 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

Re A (a child) (joint residence: parental responsibility) [2008] EWCA Civ 867, [2008] 3 FCR 107

R (on the application of H) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 2174 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 68 (Sep)

Re W [2008] EWCA Civ 538, [2008] All ER (D) 258 (May)

Baynes v Hedger and others [2008] EWHC 1587 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 175 (Jul)

Crofts v Murton [2008] All ER (D) 25 (Sep)

GFI Holdings Ltd v Camm [2008] All ER (D) 74 (Sep)

Kitsons Environmental Europe Ltd v Hendry (EAT, 24/6/2008)

R (on the application of YH) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 2174 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 68 (Sep)

Occasional advice

Nicholas Dobson wonders how far prospective defendants need to go in taking steps to avoid mishap?

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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
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
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
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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