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Righting wrongs: Richard Scorer welcomes the removal of time limits on civil claims for child sexual abuse

Cafcass has put in place a ‘Domestic abuse practice policy’ for its family court advisors (FCAs) and children’s guardians, to reverse the current ‘contact at all costs culture’

The current law is inadequate for addressing workplace bullying, Thomas Beale, partner & head of the bullying & harassment team at Bolt Burdon Kemp, writes in this week’s NLJ

Recent high-profile cases have shown the existing laws to address workplace bullying are inadequate, argues Thomas Beale
A local authority can be vicariously liable for torts committed against a child by a foster carer who is also a relative of the child, the Court of Appeal has held
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
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