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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7380

28 July 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

After a decade of uncertainty, while new procedural and funding systems have become established, we need time to reflect before launching into yet further reforms, with the risk of making changes almost just for the sake of change.

Part two: Who should pay for additional educational needs? Andrew Ritchie QC

Two and a half months to go. The most entertaining of the company law changes coming into force on 1 October 2009 are the provisions in the Companies Act 2006 (which will replace the Business Names Act 1985).

Malcolm Dowden on disputes of disclaimed leases & subtenants of part

Mark Sharpley debunks some untruths about limited liability partnerships

Housing associations, independent schools and other charities are to be excluded from the extension of the freedom of information regime.

Patricia Shine explains why member states are obliged to recognise each other’s judgments

Geoffrey Bindman argues the case for preserving our freedoms

Over regulation may put UK at competitive disadvantage

Six square metres of shrubs has cost two neighbours £70,000 in dispute that will continue in the Court of Appeal this autumn.

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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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