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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7525

31 July 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Re T (Children) [2012] UKSC 36, [2012] All ER (D) 254 (Jul)

Hewage v Grampian Health Board [2012] UKSC 37, [2012] All ER (D) 253 (Jul)

RT (Zimbabwe) and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department; KM (Zimbabwe) (FC) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 38, [2012] All ER (D) 251 (Jul)

Perry and others v Serious Organised Crime Agency; Perry and others No.2 v Serious Organised Crime Agency [2012] UKSC 35, [2012] All ER (D) 252 (Jul)

When attempting to control costs, communication is key says James Maton

Geoffrey Bindman QC recalls how law destroyed the slave trade

Court of Appeal provides early notice of April 2013 change

Supreme Court extends HJ (Iran) principle to political asylum seekers

Football team gain victory over West Yorkshire Police

Report on modernisation of family justice published

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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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