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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7426

15 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Jonathan Arr charts the history of equitable set-off

Melanie Adams considers when employees working abroad may bring unfair dismissal claims

HJ (Iran) and another v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 31

R (on the application of A) v Lambeth London Borough Council [2010] EWHC 1652 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 58 (Jul)

Southern Pacific Securities 05-2 plc v Walker and another [2010] UKSC 32

Expect fireworks as major changes to legal services start to take off, says Samantha Barrass

Jennifer James provides a lesson on living with disappointment

Section 44 stopped in its tracks by court ruling

A third of barristers want to join new business structures within the next five years but the vast majority want the Bar to remain independent.

Persecuted homosexuals may claim asylum in UK

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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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