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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7393

10 November 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Trowers & Hamlins, Manchester has appointed Lynn James as a partner to its property dispute resolution practice.

Pauline Sibbit, partner at Sacker & Partners LLP, has been elected as chairman of the Association of Pension Lawyers (APL) for a two-year period.

Specialist healthcare law firm Capsticks has hired three new lawyers to join its Birmingham office.

Specialist insurance litigation practice Plexus Law, part of the Parabis Group, has recruited three new partners:

Nick Anstee, a senior director at SJ Berwin, has commenced his term as lord mayor of the City of London.

Janis Clandon has joined the family law department of Lancashire law firm Marsden Rawsthorn as a senior solicitor.

Tariq v Home Office [2009] All ER (D) 100 (Nov)

Seaga v Harper [2009] UKPC 26, [2009] All ER (D) 44 (Nov)

R (on the application of the Health and Safety Executive) v Wolverhampton City Council [2009] EWHC 2688 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 60 (Nov)

In its 60th year, the legal aid scheme, in common with the rest of the public sector, has to live within its means.

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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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