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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7486

20 October 2011
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The 57th CPR update was effective (well, almost all of it) on 1 October 2011, incorporating the Civil Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2011 (SI 2011/1979)...

Minmar Ltd and another v Khalatschi and another [2011] EWHC 1159 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 99 (Oct)

Seaton v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2011] UKUT 297 (TCC), [2011] All ER (D) 87 (Oct)

Jalocha v Judicial Authority of Poland [2011] All ER (D) 103 (Oct)

R (on the application of Aguilar Quila) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (on the application of Bibi) v Secretary of State of the Home Department [2011] UKSC 45, [2011] All ER (D) 98 (Oct)

R (on the application of Bailey and others) v Brent London Borough Council [2011] EWHC 2572 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 123 (Oct)

Metacre Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2011] EWHC 2271 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 88 (Oct)

Roder UK Ltd v Titan Marquees Ltd and others [2011] EWCA Civ 1126, [2011] All ER (D) 93 (Oct)
Court of Appeal, Civil Division, Longmore, Hallett and Black LJJ, 12 Oct 2011

James O’Connell feels a sense of déjà vu over alternative business structures

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage

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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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