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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7399

07 January 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Companies House Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2009 (SI 2009/2622)

There is much speculation—and perhaps in some quarters trepidation—about the impending report of Jackson LJ on the costs of civil procedure.

Charity evolved from an individual’s determination to help those not provided for by the state.

Geraldine Morris debunks some mediation myths & says it’s time for some creative thinking

Rehana Azib explains why 2009 was a bad year for defendants

Leases & the costs of proceedings investigated by James Davies

Local government accountability beats commercial confidentiality, say Paul Dacam & Jamie Potter

Roger Birch on the misperceptions in defining medicinal products

Dr Tim Pearce reflects on the success of the first 12 months of the SRA’s alternative working pilot scheme

Last year was a busy year for professional negligence claims Jonathan Wyles predicts more
of the same in 2010

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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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