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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7470

15 June 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Phillip Oldcorn explains how innovation can help reduce risk

Nicholas Dobson examines the Supreme Court’s decision in the Beesley barn saga

In the first of two articles reviewing proposals to reform insurance law, Peter Tyldesley is optimistic about the momentum for change

How far does Prunus clarify the rights of overseas countries & territories, asks Nathan Simmons

Can you pick a fight and win the lottery, asks Karen O’Sullivan

Mekarska v Ruiz and another [2011] EWHC 913 (Fam), [2011] All ER (D) 14 (Jun)

Grievson v Grievson [2011] EWHC 1367 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 58 (Jun)

Hillingdon London Borough Council v Neary and others [2011] EWHC 1377 (COP), [2011] All ER (D) 57 (Jun)

EG v United Kingdom [2011] ECHR 41178/08, [2011] All ER (D) 31 (Jun)

DFT v TFD [2010] EWHC 2335 (QB), [2010] All ER (D) 103 (Oct)

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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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