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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7470

15 June 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Thomas Guise solicitors has appointed Rosie Cockrell to the position of solicitor following her successful completion of the legal practitioners course.

The Queen has approved the appointment of The Right Honourable Sir (Roger) John Laugharne Thomas as president of the Queen’s Bench Division with effect from 3 October 2011.

Eversheds has announced that it will expand in Hamburg in October 2011, building on its full service offering in Germany.

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP has made two promotions to its equity partnership: Richard Burger and Alison Clarke.

Dominic Regan salutes the welcome return of Part 36

Craig Barlow & Jason Hadden question the government’s blanket ban on prisoner voting

David Renton examines how the Working Time Regulations apply to mobile workers

Are Kate & William out of step with the majority of today’s couples? Charlotte Posnansky reports

Kenneth Warner examines causation & industrial disease

Christopher Warenius ponders the nature of expert determinations

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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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