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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7405

18 February 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Eversheds has appointed Charles Reynard as partner to its corporate practice. Charles previously held positions as legal director for Scottish Power and partner at Nabarro.

Jennifer Dumencic from Warrington will receive the inaugural Resolution prize for her outstanding performance in family law.

Moira Elms, global people & culture, brand & communications leader at PwC, has been appointed to the advisory board of the Linklaters Law & Business School.

The number of legal disputes over children received by client introduction firm Contact Law jumped 49% in January

A contractual right to alter terms and conditions of employment to meet changing business needs, contained in a company handbook, is enough to allow an employer to make unilateral changes, including rates of pay and hours of work, without obtaining the further consent of employees.

The balance between big business and injured people is “tipping the wrong way”, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has claimed.

Court rules in favour of full publication of Divisional Court judge’s reasoning

Re M (vulnerable adult) (testamentary capacity) [2009] EWHC 2525 (Fam), [2009] All ER (D) 314 (Oct)

Glencore Energy UK Ltd v Transworld Oil Ltd [2010] EWHC 141 (Comm), [2010] All ER (D) 105 (Feb)

Irish Reel Productions Ltd v Capitol Films Ltd [2010] EWHC 180 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 111 (Feb)

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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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