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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7536

30 October 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

James Wilson recalls the day when zombies invaded the courtroom

HLE Blogger Simon Hetherington calls for reason over the Italian earthquake jailings

Andrea Coomber has been appointed the new director of Justice

Six newly qualified solicitors at Lancashire firm

Is it really possible to move on from the LASPO debate, asks Jon Robins

The College of Law is to enhance its existing Legal Practice Course

Bates, Wells & Braithwaite has announced that David Davies has been appointed partner in the firm’s corporate and commercial team

Lucy Scott-Moncrieff charts the rise of female lawyers

Catherine Vine plots the Law Commission’s plan for matrimonial property, needs & agreements

Jersey law firm Sinels has appointed Marcus Stemmer-Baldwin to head up its award-winning litigation and dispute resolution practice

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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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