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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7348

04 December 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

Peer International Corporation v Editora Musical de Cuba [2008] EWCA Civ 1260, [2008] All ER (D) 260 (Nov)

Consumer

Staff cuts and budgetary constraints could undermine LSC attempts to reinvent itself says Jon Robins

Julian Milford assesses the politically charged scenario of fuel poverty
 

Edited by the All England Law Reporters

Jacobs UK Ltd v Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (incorporated as a US Limited Liability Partnership) [2008] EWHC 2847 (TCC), [2008] All ER (D) 258 (Nov)

Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London v Sancheti [2008] EWCA Civ 1283, [2008] All ER (D) 204 (Nov)

Ogden 6—are they making a difference in assessing PI claims? asks Joe McManus

How will the commitment to carbon reduction affect the landlord and tenant relationship? Malcolm Dowden reports

Economy

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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
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
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
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
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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