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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7548

12 February 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Roger Smith considers courts & constitutions

Craig Rose applauds the sensitive approach taken to settle AI v MT

Ian Smith considers apportioning liability between respondents & the correct approach to Polkey

Geraldine Morris examines the issues of occupation rent & equitable accounting in cohabitant cases

Kari S Carstairs & Nicholas Tubb explore the implications of a proposed new diagnosis of a pathological grief reaction for PI claims

Nicholas Bevan explains why national law shouldn’t be permitted to undermine the effectiveness of Community law

Tenants should beware of outstanding rent reviews & any potential liability, as Ruby Dalal & Malcolm Dowden explain

Julian Copeman investigates the impact of the Prudential case on legal advice privilege

Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd and another v United Utilities Water plc [2013] EWCA Civ 40, [2013] All ER (D) 72 (Feb)

Lehman Brothers Bankhaus AG I. Ins v CMA CGM [2013] EWHC 171 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 68 (Feb)

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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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