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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7528

06 September 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Pablo Cortés provides some thoughts on the proposed consumer ADR & ODR initiatives

In the matter of Globespan Airways Limited (Formerly in Administration and now in Liquidation) [2012] EWCA Civ 1159, [2012] All ER (D) 144 (Aug)

Krolik and others v Several Judicial Authorities of Poland [2012] EWHC 2357 (Admin), [2012] All ER (D) 107 (Aug)

It is difficult not to be impressed by the depth of knowledge that must underpin this sort of writing

HLE blogger Simon Hetherington leafs through the Prince Harry controversy

Appleyard Lees, has appointed Adam Tindall as an associate within its mechanical team

William Prescott Mills Schwind has joined the Houston office of Jones Day as a partner

Welsh law firm Dolmans has promoted solicitor Teleri Davies

GT Law is expanding, announcing the opening of a new Leeds office and the appointment of a new solicitor Harry Pratt

Leading ethnic minority businesses (EMBs) and large corporations will be honoured for their achievements at the MSDUK 2012 Awards on 11 October in London

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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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