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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7524

24 July 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Jon Robins canvasses opinion on the post-LASPO future

Should the SFO rush in to prosecute banks over LIBOR, asks David Corker

Chris Bryden & Michael Salter discuss the correct approach to apportioning discrimination awards

Geraldine Morris on the approach to religion in family proceedings

How should the courts apply the Manual Handling Operations Regulations, asks Keith Patten

Richard Hinton explains the buzz around SearchFlow’s new website

Conserving history or restricting the future? Dean Bedford puts the National Trust under the spotlight

Dermot Keating & Monica Stevenson consider how unfair commercial practices are prosecuted

Tom Morrison returns with his quarterly review of the world of information law

Caroline Kehoe & Joanne Keillor examine the consequences of an endeavours obligation on a long term contract

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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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