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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7505

13 March 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

A new online “auction house” has been launched for law firms looking to refer on cases

New Act provides protection for insurance consumers

SRA launches online survey to canvas opinion on the minimum trainee solicitor wage

Expert witnesses may have exaggerated in court

DWF have confirmed that Andrew Leaitherland will continue as managing partner for a further three-year term, after he was reappointed unopposed.

King & Spalding has recruited Jane Player and Sarah Walker as partners in its London office.

Serle Court has announced that Sir Raymond Jack, former High Court judge in the Queen’s Bench Division, will join the set’s alternative dispute resolution panel as an arbitrator.

Matrix has announced the arrival of a new silk...

Scott Rees & Co Solicitors has welcomed Elizabeth Graham to its catastrophic injury unit.

HLE blogger Guy Skelton examines the issues surrounding conscientious objection in the armed forces

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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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