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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7441

11 November 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

In-house lawyers can play a key role in generating revenue for their companies.

Landmark ruling increases protection for social housing tenants

Judge rules injunction celebrity should be named

Paragon Law has appointed Ghuffar Usman as an associate.

Abney Garsden McDonald solicitors are to celebrate their 25th anniversary on 3 December.

Barlow Robbins LLP has promoted Ray Black, to partner. He joined the firm in 2006 and is the firm’s first non-lawyer partner.

Legal Action Group (LAG) announce that Lord Justice Jackson will be hosting a lecture on 29 November picking up themes from his recent report and review of civil litigation costs.

Eversheds has appointed associate Kirsty Stewart.

Maria Scotland, of 7 Bedford Row Chambers, has been named the winner of the 14th Annual Sydney Elland Goldsmith Bar Pro Bono award.

Unite union has lost its appeal against British Airways’s decision to reduce the number of cabin crew on its flights.

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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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