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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7466

19 May 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

It took the trial judge in Bond v Dunster Properties Ltd and others [2011] EWCA Civ 455, [2011] All ER (D) 248 (Apr)...

John Cooper QC believes advocacy skills are an essential consideration during silk selection

Victims of scams deserve a clear & easy route to redress, says David Hertzell

Ian Smith confronts some familiar HR horrors in the redundancy pool

Tom Morrison kicks off his quarterly review of the world of information law

Helen Wolstenholme reports on the repercussions of accidents at work & in the swimming pool

In his fifth FPR update, David Burrows looks at rules on evidence & disclosure

Alteration v rectification. Joseph Ollech considers when a mistake really is a mistake

Melanie Adams considers how to end an employee’s contract without telling him

ND v KP [2011] EWHC 457 (Fam), [2011] All ER (D) 24 (May)

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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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