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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7396

03 December 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP (RPC) has appointed Tom Hibbert as a partner from Reed Smith to head up the firm’s financial disputes practice.

Ogier has been named “Offshore Law Firm of the Year” at the British Legal Awards for the second year running.

Acas has helped businesses avoid more than 2,000 employment tribunal claims since the introduction of the pre-claim conciliation (PCC) service and has recently expanded the service to include all major types of workplace issues.

Professor David Yates has been appointed as the new chairman of The College of Law’s Board of Governors.

Thomas Eggar LLP has achieved six band one rankings in the Chambers & Partners results.

Evening sessions are being held at employment tribunals in East London and Cardiff, in a six-month pilot initiative.

Gary McKinnon, the asperger’s sufferer who hacked into Pentagon computer files in search of UFOs has lost his battle against extradition to the US.

The government’s Digital Economy Bill, which would cut broadband access for persistent illegal file-sharers, has continued to attract criticism.

Lord Justice Jackson will publish the final report of his eagerly-awaited Review of Civil Litigation Costs on 14 January 2010.

Shami Chakrabarti, Dame Linda Dobbs & Janet Gaymer have been awarded honorary degrees by the College of Law.

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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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