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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7473

06 July 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Mayer Brown has recruited Jonathan Radcliffe to the intellectual property group. Jonathan joins from Nabarro early next month.

Associate Isabel Hudson has been made up to partner at media and commercial litigation firm Carter-Ruck.

District judge Nicholas Crichton has scooped the top award for outstanding achievement at this year’s LALYs.

Court rules disciplined classroom aide did not require legal representation

Experts predict successful start for new anti-bribery law

Medical injuries charities have mounted a legal challenge against government proposals
to reform “no win, no fee” agreements

A British child is abducted by a parent to a non-Hague Convention country every other day, according to Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) research

Interest in external investment is dwindling among law firms

Women did well in the recent round of employment judge selections, the Judicial Appointments Commission has said

Prolegal law firm has teamed up with lifestyle management provider, buy:time, to launch a “legal concierge” service

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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
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
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
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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
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