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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7482

20 September 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Cripps Harries Hall LLP has recruited Ruth Napier as its new head of business development.

IBB Solicitors has announced a merger with Chalfont St Giles based Brown & Co, as part of its expansion plans in the region.

Marccus Partners, specialists in cross-border transactions, have announced new recruits in their Paris office.

Some county courts are following a policy of automatically transferring low value road traffic damages claims...

PI lawyers unimpressed by Jack Straw’s proposals for motor insurance reform

PI lawyers unimpressed by Jack Straw’s proposals for motor insurance reform

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has come under fire for its decision to intervene in a key religious discrimination case before the European Court of Human Rights

The arrival of alternative business structures (ABSs) could be as dramatic for the legal profession as the “Big Bang” of the 1980s, justice secretary Ken Clarke has said

Proposed reforms of cohabiting couples’ legal rights have been shelved for the duration of this parliamentary term

A new, more flexible trainee solicitor model has been launched for City law firms and in-house legal departments

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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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