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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7521

05 July 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

A Family Procedure Rules 2010 PD 33A warning and acknowledgment as to the consequences of breach of an undertaking...

County court counters will be closed from 2pm instead of 4pm in the London group of courts between 16 July and 31 August 2012 so that staff can manage the workload during the busy summer leave period

Some courts more than others seem determined to case-manage business lease new tenancy claims with vigour...

If the court declines to approve a child settlement for damages on a CPR Pt 8 approval–only claim...

Is a legal executive or paralegal entitled to represent a party to a small claim on the final hearing?

In what circumstances can a county court possession order of a dwelling be enforced in the High Court...

Where the parties are involved in both divorce financial remedies and Children Act 1989 proceedings...

Fairclough Homes Ltd v Summers [2012] UKSC 26, [2012] All ER (D) 179 (Jun)

Carboex SA v Louis Dreyfus Commodities Suisse SA [2012] EWCA Civ 838, [2012] All ER (D) 120 (Jun)

Re a Company 8097 of 2011 [2012] All ER (D) 163 (Jun)

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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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