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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7486

20 October 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

DWF has expanded its asset and consumer finance offering to include a new finance regulation team in Birmingham.

TPP Law has appointed commercial and projects specialist, Simon Chappel as director.

Clifford Chance has announced that Fabio Diminich joins the high-yield practice as a partner.

The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) has been granted the accolade of a royal charter.

HLE blogger James Wilson follows the turning tide relating to gay marriage

Attempt to prevent forced marriages ruled unlawful

Independent schools must do more than educate those who can afford their fees in order to retain their charitable status, the Upper Tribunal has decided

Justice minister in hot water over connections to claims management firms

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of pleural plaques victims north of the border

Exaggerated personal injury tales land victim's family in trouble

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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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