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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7463

28 April 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Mayes v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2011] EWCA Civ 407, [2011] All ER (D) 116 (Apr)

Prudential Staff Pensions Ltd v The Prudential Assurance Company Ltd and others [2011] EWHC 960 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 142 (Apr)

Maftah and another v Secretary of State for the Foreign Office and Commonwealth Affairs [2011] EWCA Civ 350, [2011] All ER (D) 120 (Apr)

Akhtar v Birmingham City Council [2011] EWCA Civ 383, [2011] All ER (D) 111 (Apr)

F and others v Legal Services Commission [2011] EWHC 899 (QB), [2011] All ER (D) 95 (Apr)

North Shore Ventures Ltd v Anstead Holdings Inc and others [2011] EWHC 910 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 174 (Apr)

Mark Solon examines the possible fallout of the abolition of expert witness immunity

James Wilson reports on Eddie Mabo’s victory over colonialism

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) starts to roll out its 2011 roadshows early next month.

Lord Neuberger, the Master of the Rolls, has joined former Attorney General Lord Goldsmith in calling for greater use of pro bono costs orders.

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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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