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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7357

19 February 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Legislation news update

Michael Shrimpton pays tribute to the Metric Martyrs

Post Hoare, Lucy Wyles, reflects on how courts exercise s 33 discretion

Has West Tankers pushed London down the arbitral pecking order? Ask Steven Friel & Ceri Jones

R (on the application of SRM Global Master Fund LP) v Treasury Commissioner R (on the application of RAB Special Situations
(Master) Fund Ltd) v Treasury Commissioner R (on the application of
Grainger and others) v Treasury Commissioner [2009] All ER (D) 139(Feb) [2009] EWHC 227 (Admin)

Queen’s Bench Division, Divisional Court , Stanley Burnton LJ and
Silber J, 13 February 2009

 

David Williams charts the changing approach to the representation of children in Hague Convention cases

Elspeth Owens highlights the relevance of the financial difficulties of a judgment creditor to the enforcement of an adjudicator’s award

Malcolm Dowden advises on the pitfalls of contracting out from security of tenure

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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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