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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7670

02 October 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

In the first of a series of articles, Mark Collins describes some of the key elements required to build an effective knowledge management operation

H v A (No 2) [2015] EWHC 2630 (Fam), [2015] All ER (D) 108 (Sep)

Re T (A Child) (Early Permanence Placement) [2015] EWCA Civ 983, [2015] All ER (D) 118 (Sep)

An ECJ ruling has extended the scope of indirect discrimination across the EU. Charles Pigott reports

R (on the application of Duncan Lewis (Solicitors) Ltd) v Lord Chancellor [2015] EWHC 2498 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 355 (Jul)

R (on the application of Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd) v Hillingdon London Borough Council [2015] EWHC 2571 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 369 (Jul)

Lucy McCormick examines the new code for the testing of driverless cars in public places

Ashhurst, Bentham & British justice, Geoffrey Bindman QC reports

City lawyers send letter to minister of justice highlighting risks of fee hike

Revised code welcomed by lawyers & insurers

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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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