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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7359

05 March 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

CPR 36.11 provides that if a Pt 36 offer is accepted, the claim will be stayed...

David Burrows questions why magistrates' courts are reluctant to scrutinise liability orders

Part four: Checking the credentials of experts is vital, says Mark Solon

Landmark case outlaws “irrational” over 35 age limit

RB (Algeria) and another v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] UKHL 10, [2009] All ER (D) 200 (Feb) OO (Jordan) v Secretary of State,

Martin Porter QC comments on a ruling which will send shivers down the spines of cyclists

Mark Hoyle & Cecily Crampin discuss multinational enforcement of new judgments on old debts

Has Matuszowicz reset the clock for employers dealing with DDA 1995 claims? Tom Poole reports

Szilagyi v Protectacoat Firthglow Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 98, [2009] All ER (D) 208 (Feb)

Seeking possession under grounds 8, 10 & 11 for rent arrears. Michael Walsh explains

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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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