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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7453

17 February 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Decision to revoke £1bn of funding for school repairs unlawful

Two local authorities have been fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office for data protection breaches after laptops containing unencrypted information went missing.

Businesses are increasingly turning to the Human Rights Act to assert their commercial interests.

In the first of two articles, Lisa Wright reports on the costs dilemmas in infant approvals

Marley v Rawlings and another[2011] EWHC 161 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 43 (Feb)

Jennifer James misses out on time on the piste to reflect on love & the law

e Montfort Fine Art Ltd v Acre 1127 Ltd (in liquidation) (formerly known as Castle Galleries Ltd) (in liquidation) [2011] EWCA Civ 87, [2011] All ER (D) 111 (Feb)

Sharon’s Bakers (Europe) Ltd v AXA Insurance UK plc and another company [2011] EWHC 210 (Comm), [2011] All ER (D) 107 (Feb)

Minkin v Cawdery Kaye Fireman & Taylor [2011] EWHC 177 (QB), [2011] All ER (D) 82 (Feb)

D Borough Council v AB [2011] EWHC 101 (COP), [2011] All ER (D) 71 (Feb)

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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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