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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7548

12 February 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Collen v Partners of Haxby Practice UKEAT/0120/12/DM, [2013] All ER (D) 11 (Feb)

Re G (a child) (sperm donor: contact order); Re Z (a child) (sperm donor: contact order) [2013] EWHC 134 (Fam), [2013] All ER (D) 19 (Feb)

Aldersgate Estates Ltd v Ham Construction Ltd and another [2013] EWHC 104 (TCC)

Lazari v London & Newcastle (Camden) Ltd [2013] EWHC 97 (TCC)

Brice Dickson casts an eye over events at the Supreme Court in 2012

Antony Townsend responds to criticism of the SRA’s approach to regulation

Philip Coppel QC looks into the Lord of Appeal who brought Atkin’s Court Forms into being 75 years ago

DWF completes purchase of national firm following administration woes

Consultation proposes change to PI damages calculation

Proposed 26-week target receives support of Resolution

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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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