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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7482

20 September 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Claire Sanders examines the division of personal injury compensation following a marital split

Has the judicial review route from the Upper Tribunal re-opened to traffic, ask David Burrows & John Eames

Alexander Learmonth & Stephen Trahair argue that parties should be able to rely on what a mediator says

The claimant sues for £40,000 but after the defendant has done a considerable amount of work, the claimant reduces his claim...

Williams and Others v British Airways plc C-155/10, [2011] All ER (D) 65 (Sep)

In two cases I have been concerned with, those administering the possession claim online (PCOL) system have allowed claimants to withdraw claims on line...

Can an order for costs made on pronouncement of decree nisi be enforced before decree absolute?

I cannot find any provision in the Family Procedure Rules 2010 for the filing of a reply to a petition for a matrimonial order...

James Wilson considers Lord Denning’s most perfectly crafted judgment

Moore Blatch solicitors has appointed six new members of staff at its Whiteley office.

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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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