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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7557

26 April 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of S) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] All ER (D) 120 (Apr)

Lazari v London & Newcastle (Camden) Ltd [2013] EWHC 812 (TCC), [2013] All ER (D) 82 (Apr)

The court can now “track down” a civil claim without the consent of the parties by amendment to CPR 27.7...

The costs budget Precedent H requires details of ADR/settlement discussions...

Why is it suggested that it will be harder for a party to achive relief from sanctions...

It seems that a claim under s 214 of the Housing Act 2004 for deposit return and penalty must be brought under CPR Pt 8...

If a divorce petitioner who was married abroad has lost her marriage certificate and cannot get hold of a copy...

Georgina Squire is optimistic about the process of disclosure post-Jackson

"The coverage of cases like Ward Hadaway will illuminate many a decision & potentially save thousands of pounds"

Expansion in Clarke Willmott's Southampton office

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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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