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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7496

11 January 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Tim Martin Interiors Ltd v Akin Gump LLP [2011] EWCA Civ 1574, [2012] All ER (D) 02 (Jan)

R (on the application of CJ) v Cardiff City Council [2011] EWCA Civ 1590, [2011] All ER (D) 156 (Dec)

Solomon v Cromwell Group plc; Oliver v Doughty [2011] EWCA Civ 1584, [2011] All ER (D) 148 (Dec)

Hutcheson (formerly known as WER) v Popdog Ltd (formerly known as REW) [2011] EWCA Civ 1580, [2011] All ER (D) 178 (Dec)

Spaceright Europe Ltd v Baillavoine and another [2011] EWCA Civ 1565, [2011] All ER (D) 106 (Dec)

London Underground Ltd v Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen [2011] EWHC 3506 (QB), [2011] All ER (D) 200 (Dec)

James Wilson on Ian Botham & Allan Lamb’s ill-fated libel trial

Jonathan Sumption QC has been sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court, joining ten of the most senior judges in the UK after a brief ceremony at the Parliament Square court building.

TPP Law has appointed employment law specialist, Gemma Brown.

The Commerce and Industry Group (C&I Group) has announced that Nina Barakzai is the new chair of the group.

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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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