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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7459

30 March 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Southwark London Borough Council v IBM UK Ltd [2011] EWHC 653 (TCC), [2011] All ER (D) 261 (Mar)

Brook v Reed (trustee in bankruptcy of estate of Helen Brook) [2011] EWCA Civ 331, [2011] All ER (D) 290 (Mar)

Clyde & Co LLP and another v Van Winkelhof [2011] EWHC 668 (QB), [2011] All ER (D) 270 (Mar)

Thaker v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2011] EWHC 660 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 251 (Mar)

Mujur Bakat SDN BHD and another company v Uni. Asia General Insurance Berhad and other companies [2011] EWHC 643 (Comm), [2011] All ER (D) 220 (Mar)

Kojima v HSBC Bank plc [2011] EWHC 611 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 249 (Mar)

Bayfine UK v HM Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2011] EWCA Civ 304, [2011] All ER (D) 266 (Mar)

I (by his next friend H) v E [2011] All ER (D) 269 (Mar)

Law firms must develop their entrepreneurial spirit & adapt to prosper, says Steven McNab

Dominic Regan, legal speaker, confesses all

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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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