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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7432

09 September 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Claire Sanders reports on the complexities of high conflict cases

Khawar Qureshi QC reports on how fraud & corruption are dealt with in the arbitral process

Raggett v Society of Jesus Trust of 1929 for Roman Catholic Purposes [2010] EWCA Civ 1002, [2010] All ER (D) 116 (Aug)

R (on the application of Patel) v Lord Chancellor [2010] EWHC 2220 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 117 (Aug)

Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Inc [2010] EWCA Civ 998, [2010] All ER (D) 98 (Aug)

Why do lay judges get it wrong, asks Geoffrey Bindman

Third party funding on the rise among top 200 firms

New era sees claims from celebrities triple

Employees with workplace pension schemes could lose out when employers adapt to new pension rules, actuaries have warned.

The civil legal aid contract is to be extended by a month after the Law Society launched judicial review proceedings over the family legal aid tender.

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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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