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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7510

17 April 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

The use of springboard injunctions by employers is soaring, says Richard Owen-Thomas

Successive governments have failed to protect RTA victims. It’s time to act, says Nicholas Bevan

Will reform resolve the legal minefield of easements by prescription, asks Christopher Warenius

Tim Spencer-Lane breaks down the consultation on health care regulation

A trust should express, not obstruct, a court’s will, says Jenny Duggan

Ed Mitchell provides an update on community care law

Paul Lowenstein QC & Teniola Onabanjo detail why London has become a centre for international litigation

Iain Stark examines the changes afoot in the world of costs

In the second article in a special NLJ costs series, William Gibson revisits estimates

Dr Ann Brady welcomes the government’s mediation proposals

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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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