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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7495

04 January 2012
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Parbulk II AS v PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi TBK and other companies [2011] EWHC 3143 (Comm), [2011] All ER (D) 173 (Dec)

Abela and others v Baardarani [2011] EWCA Civ 1571, [2011] All ER (D) 171 (Dec)

Davis v Solicitor’s Regulation Authority [2011] All ER (D) 177 (Dec)

R (on the application of Chapti and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 3370 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 135 (Dec)

CC v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2011] EWHC 3316 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 160 (Dec)

Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Botham v Ministry of Defence [2011] UKSC 58, [2011] All ER (D) 101 (Dec)

Amanda Hamilton takes the stand in the paralegal definition debate

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Payne and another [2011] UKSC 60, [2011] All ER (D) 94 (Dec)

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage

Lord Reed and Lord Justice Carnwath have been appointed as justices of the Supreme Court.

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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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