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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7436

06 October 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

Landlords urged to tread carefully as high-end rental market hit by tenancy confusion

High Court victory tempered by questions over future progress

Employment lawyers are predicting a rise in successful tribunal claims as large parts of the Equality Act 2010 came into force last Friday.

Paul Murray, managing partner, and Simon Hodson, senior partner of Beachcroft have both been elected for a second term

Conor Quigley QC, a specialist in EU law, has joined Serle Court.

Kay Taylor has joined the clinical negligence team at Penningtons Solicitors LLP.

Geldards is celebrating after winning the Property Law Firm of the Year 2010 prize at the recent East Midlands Property Dinner.

Powell Gilbert LLP has announced that Anna Carboni joined them as partner on 1 October.

The European Commission has referred the UK to the European Court of Justice for failing to protect consumers from the online interception of personal data.

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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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