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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7428

29 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

A large contingent of practices depend wholly or mainly upon personal injury litigation and many people have asked me recently where Jackson will lead them

What do the new EU bonus rules mean for business, asks Juliet Carp

R (on the application of Zarzour) v London Borough of Hillingdon [2009] EWCA Civ 1529, [2010] All ER (D) 223 (Jul)

Contraception, mental capacity & state intervention. Jonathan Herring reports

Perrins v Holland [2010] EWCA Civ 840, [2010] All ER (D) 210 (Jul)

R (on the application of Green) v Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions [2010] EWHC 1278 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 192 (Jul)

Richard Castle & John Castle believe it’s time leases moved with the times

Malcolm Dowden discusses the relationship between common law & the statutory cap on dilapidations

Has Part 36 spawned its own cottage industry? Matthew Caton & Clare Arthurs report

Paul Smethurst examines the impact & implications of the new Bribery Act

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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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