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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7401

20 January 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

As I ripped into the report it soon became clear that the man had pulled it off.

Lord Justice Jackson’s final report certainly lived up to expectations that it would be controversial.

Lord Justice Jackson’s final report on costs in civil cases was warmly welcomed last week by the master of the rolls, Lord Neuberger, whose predecessor had set up the review

Ian Smith examines religious & philosophical conundrums & provides some light relief

Without prejudice: when is the privilege overridden? David Burrows reports

Keith Patten on the trials of discretion

Are possession orders or injunctions the answer to threatened trespass? asks Malcolm Dowden

The measurement tail is now wagging the dog, say Keith Soothill & Brian Francis

Michael Anderson & Alison Last report on the complexities of the Thin Cap legislation

Janna Purdie highlights how EU judgments can interfere in arbitration proceedings

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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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