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A round-up of some of the court decisions to date

Geraldine Morris assesses the implications of Prest on family law

Joyce hits home that crime doesn’t pay, notes Karen O’Sullivan

Janna Purdie emphasises the increasing importance of keeping skeleton arguments in check

Jonathan Aspinall reports from the Court of Appeal on hesitation, liability and costs

Janna Purdie reviews a novel approach to litigation funding
 

Claire Sanders examines the developing use of special guardianship orders

Jo Renshaw outlines the effect LASPO 2012 will have on those doing publicly funded work

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

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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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