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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7374

18 June 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Stephanie Tozer & Nathaniel Duckworth discuss recent cases on & around rights of way

News In Brief

The Gurkhas’ successful fight for justice evokes memories of another Gurkha campaign, says Geoffrey Bindman

Part two: Simon Young reports on the pick & mix approach of the Legal Services Act 2009

Control order system rejected by law lords in major setback for the government

Nick Rose & Louisa Albertini on how prestige is transmitted to trademarks

CFO rates hit rock bottom; Ecstasy for tolerated trespassers; Master loses Rolls; Reduced assets

Dominic Regan proposes a simple solution to the ongoing costs fiasco—proportionality

Geraldine Morris revisits the thorny issue of conduct & financial provision

Malcolm Dowden & Elinor Clark on a mortgagee’s consent to the grant of a lease

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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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