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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7404

11 February 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Christopher Russell, Angus Davison, Jane Pearce, Paul Perris, Nicholas Plowman, Sally Edwards & Edward Mackereth all became partners this month.

Shaun joins from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP where he led the London competition/antitrust group.

Thomas Eggar LLP has appointed Catherine Wilson as partner in its employment team.

James MacArthur has joined Herbert Smith’s private equity office.

Nominations are now invited for this year’s Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards (LALYs).

The Law Society has set up a mentoring group of solicitor judges as part of a package to encourage more solicitors to the bench.

The government has revised the draft employment contingency fee regulations, due to come into force on 6 April.

Professionals who face disciplinary proceedings that could result in loss of livelihood will be granted the right to legal representation, following an important Court of Appeal ruling.

A coroner has called for a review of EU agreements over the recognition of doctors after the death of a man who died from a lethal dose of diamorphine administered by an out-of-hours locum GP from Germany.

Court Funds (Amendment) Rules 2010 (SI 2010/172)

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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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