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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7536

30 October 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

What has Europe done to protect the necessities of motherhood? Peter Thompson QC reports

Michael Rubenstein reflects on the employment law changes he has witnessed since 1972

Should there be a civil claim time limit, ask Richard Scorer & Victoria Beel

What is the deemed date of liquidation when moving from administration to creditors voluntary liquidation? Arti Vashisht Elliott reports

ADS Aerospace Ltd v EMS Global Tracking Ltd [2012] EWHC 2904 (TCC), [2012] All ER (D) 235 (Oct)

R (on the application of Preston) v Lord President of the Council [2012] EWCA Civ 1378, [2012] All ER (D) 249 (Oct)

E D & F Man Sugar Ltd v Unicargo Transportgesellschaft mbH [2012] EWHC 2879 (Comm), [2012] All ER (D) 256 (Oct)

Autoquake Ltd v Car Care Plan Ltd [2012] EWHC 1344 (Ch), [2012] All ER (D) 194 (Feb)

Re Teathers Ltd; Baroque Investments Ltd v Heis and another [2012] EWHC 2886 (Ch), [2012] All ER (D) 203 (Oct)

Birmingham City Council v Abdulla and others [2012] UKSC 47

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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
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
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
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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
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