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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7523

17 July 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Steven O’Sullivan warns of the dangers of fraudster clients

Chris Pamplin reports on some initial findings about expert evidence given concurrently from the “hot tub”

Jennifer James examines the controversy surrounding the Olympic Games

HLE blogger Geraldine Morris examines the approach to religion in family proceedings

Law journalist and legal commentator, Joshua Rozenberg, has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from Nottingham Law School

Arphinder Dillon, Michael Stokes and Inez Brown have been promoted to partners in Harrison Clark’s Worcester offices

Cary Olsen has announced some senior appointments across the board

Scott Rees has appointed two multilingual trainee paralegals

Catherine Elliot has been employed by Clarke Willmott to aid the private client growth from its office in Birmingham

Roger Smith rounds up recent human rights developments

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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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