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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7422

17 June 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Stardom, slogans & surveillance: an international update by Susan Nash

Tara Hogg puts the new UK Corporate Governance Code under the spotlight

Jonathan Cohen addresses limitation challenges & termination provisions in IT supply contracts

NOT BOTHERED; FEWER FACTS PART II; IT’S BACK

John Bramhall & Karen Boto predict potential future trends in litigation

Helene Pines Richman outlines the dangers of acting without insurance

Geoffrey Bindman is reminded of the fine balance between judicial independence & democracy

James Hambro & Partners has appointed Hannah Marshall as partner and head of legal.

The Rt Hon Sir Robin Jacob has been appointed as the first Sir Hugh Laddie Chair in Intellectual Property Law at University College London (UCL).

Clifford Chance partners have re-elected Graham Lovett to serve a further term as leader of the firm’s Middle East region.

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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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