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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7421

10 June 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Nicholas Dobson reports on the pitch battle between Sainsbury’s & Tesco

Ashton Davies outlines how to respond to information requests

Huntress Search Ltd v Canapeum Ltd and another [2010] EWHC 1270 (QB), [2010] All ER (D) 285 (May)

Michael Tringham stresses the importance of beating the clock

Nick Bird reports on the Levicom outcome & lessons in causation

Ajinomoto Sweetners Europe SAS v Asda Stores Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 609, [2010] All ER (D) 03 (Jun)

HJ Heinz Co Ltd v EFL Inc (a Company registered in Belize) [2010] EWHC 1203 (Comm), [2010] All ER (D) 01 (Jun)

Mark Lawrence reports on contractual rights & expectations

Third party claims against insurers—a new era, or more of the same, asks Alison Padfield

Dr David Hewitt will be a name familiar to most NLJ readers, especially mental health lawyers.

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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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