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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7389

13 October 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Jane Mayfield reports on new filing arrangements for statements of capital

Should Tomlinson play a part in employer liability cases? Ravi Nayer investigates

What happens to lease renewal when the landlord is in administration? Malcolm Dowden reports

Claire O’Flinn considers the thorny issue of family relocation

Susan Nash relates tales of intrigue & subterfuge across the EU

Simon Young puts ABSs under the spotlight

Doegar v The Bar Standards Board, [2009] EWHC 2231 (Admin),[2009] All ER (D) 70 (Oct)

Thomson v Berkhamsted Collegiate School [2009] EWHC 2374 (QB), [2009] All ER (D) 39 (Oct)

McGuffick v Royal Bank of Scotland plc [2009] EWHC 2386 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 72 (Oct)

British Broadcasting Corporation v Sugar and another [2009] EWHC 2349 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 12 (Oct); British Broadcasting Corporation v Information Commissioner [2009] EWHC 2348 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 10 (Oct)

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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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