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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7466

19 May 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Why does the practice form for approval of a child settlement (N292) provide for a stay of proceedings...

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage

Goodbye expert witness immunity, hello higher insurance premiums, says Penny Cooper

International law firm Reed Smith is pleased to announce the appointment of partner Brett Hillis to its energy and natural resources group.

DWF has appointed litigation lawyer Jason Blakey as a director to its commercial litigation team in Leeds.

MFG Solicitors has promoted two new partners and an associate.

McGrigors has announced three new hires.

The Law Society is inviting legal professionals from across England and Wales to enter the fifth annual Excellence Awards 2011.

Employers have backed a call for stronger powers for tribunals to strike out weak or vexatious claims.

MPs were told how proposed changes to litigation funding will be more complicated and lead to greater uncertainty.

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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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