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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7429

05 August 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd and another [2010] UKSC 35, [2010] All ER (D) 333 (Jul)

R (on the application of the Electoral Commission) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court and another [2010] UKSC 40, [2010] All ER (D) 324 (Jul)

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Banerjee [2010] EWCA Civ 843, [2010] All ER (D) 306 (Jul)

R v Chaytor and others [2010] EWCA Crim 1910, [2010] All ER (D) 335 (Jul)

Marc Weller reports on the Kosovo question & disputed statehood

Who would have thought that a government in office for just two months would make a move upon costs reform and the implementation of Jackson?

The coalition government has announced a consultation process in the autumn on the implementation of certain key recommendations from Lord Justice Jackson’s report Review of Civil Litigation Costs.

James Riby expounds on interim relief & the division of chattels

Is it the end game for the default retirement age, asks Charles Pigott

Imerman v Tchenguiz and others, Imerman v Imerman [2010] EWCA Civ 908, [2010] All ER (D) 320 (Jul)

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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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