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Countdown to Hague 19; The cheeky FM5; More small mediators; Credit hirer caned

As holiday season approaches, a highly practical and informative article in this week’s NLJ assesses the impact of the Consumer Duty on travel insurance and distribution

For the latest on Hague 19 and the mediation rollout across disputes great and small, turn to former district judge Stephen Gold’s ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ

A Sunderland restaurant is unable to use a ‘disease’ clause in its insurance policy to cover business lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Court of Appeal has confirmed

‘Deep pocket’ professional indemnity claims could ‘re-emerge’ this year due to economic ‘headwinds’, according to DAC Beachcroft’s ‘Informed insurance’ predictions for 2024
A resolution worth keeping…spotting gaps in your firm’s insurance policy. Frank Maher sets out where you might slip up
Solicitor professional indemnity cover may be wide in scope, but firms still find themselves facing claims for which they are not covered
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is now in charge of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF), following years of uncertainty over its future
Cyber insurance, compulsory cover & spiralling premiums: Lubna Shuja sets out the latest findings of the Law Society on professional indemnity insurance

Law Society research into professional indemnity insurance (PII) has uncovered some interesting facts, not least that small firms tend to pay more and have a tougher time when renewing, Law Society President Lubna Shuja writes in this week’s NLJ

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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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