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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7401

20 January 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Mourant du Feu & Jeune has promoted Mathew Cook and Craig Swart, to the position of senior associate.

Mishcon de Reya is going international. The New York office opened its doors on 19 January 2010.

Shepherd and Wedderburn has appointed Michael Scott as a partner in its property practice.

R (on the application of Wye Valley Action Association Ltd) v Herefordshire Council [2009] EWHC 3428 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 44 (Jan)

R (on the application of O’Dowd (aka Boy George)) v National Probation Service, London [2009] EWHC 3415 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 26 (Jan)

Shaw and another v MFP Foundations & Piling Ltd [2010] EWHC 9 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 71 (Jan)

R (on the application of KB (a child, by his litigation friend LW) v Secretary of State for Justice [2010] EWHC 15 (Admin); [2010] All ER (D) 59 (Jan)

Patents and Patents and Trade Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2010 (SI 2010/33)

Inheritance Tax (Qualifying Non-UK Pension Schemes) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/51)

Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No 1) Order 2010 (SI 2010/45)

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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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