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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7490

15 November 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

The decision in Jones v Kernott has turned a complex area of law into a minefield, says Jonathan West

Patrick Allen rallies against anti-referral fee rhetoric

Does BTE insurance offer freedom of choice, asks David Greene

Malcolm Keen considers apportionment in discrimination claims

Jonathan Herring tackles paternity testing & capacity

Keith Davies reports on store wars in Wolverhampton

Andrew Parsons deliberates over the court’s approach to the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment

Is the common European sales law a Trojan horse, asks Stephan Balthasar

On and on. X Factor? No, the credit hire litigation....

Mark Surguy & Saida Joseph examine the latest methods for the outsourcing of document review

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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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