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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7581

25 October 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Masco Corp and other companies v European Commission T-378/10, [2013] All ER (D) 130 (Oct)

Christopher Stephens charts the move towards a new & improved judiciary

John McMullen investigates the differing interpretations of collective bargaining

Richard Scorer discusses the heated issue of kettling

Concurrent registration trumps adverse possession says Brie Stevens-Hoare QC

ADR in property disputes is a new way to solve an old problem proposes Mair Coombes Davies

Nicholas Stewart QC & Max Cole on the risks of contempt of court applications

Does the “married couples only” rule count as direct or indirect discrimination asks Robert Wintemute

The courts have muddied the water with their approach to limitation in professional liability cases, says Tim Hirst

R (on the application of Buck) v Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council [2013] EWCA Civ 1190, [2013] All ER (D) 71 (Oct)

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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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