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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7527

16 August 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

X County Council v a mother and others [2013] EWHC 953 (Fam)

Defining employment status is a tangled web, says Charlotte Stern

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme—again. James Davies reports on an old friend

Daniel Lightman unravels the puzzles within the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Peter Vaines rounds up the latest developments in the world of tax

Star Reefers Pool Inc v JFC Group Co Ltd [2012] EWHC 1803 (Comm), [2012] All ER (D) 50 (Aug)

Brit Inns Ltd (in liquidation) and others v BDW Trading Ltd and another company; Barber and others v BDW Trading Ltd and another company [2012] EWHC 2143 (TCC); [2012] All ER (D) 34 (Aug)

TCP Europe Ltd v Perry and others [2012] EWHC 1940 (QB), [2012] All ER (D) 52 (Aug)

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft v Round and Metal Ltd and another [2012] EWHC 2099 (Pat), [2012] All ER (D) 47 (Aug)

R (on the application of Capital Accommodation (London) Ltd (in Liquidation)) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2012] UKUT 276 (TCC), [2012] All ER (D) 68 (Aug)

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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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