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Issue: Vol 265, Issue 7677

20 November 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Jonathan Herring reveals a case that illustrates that cheats never prosper

Mark Solon considers the benefits of witness familiarisation

Brennan v Prior and others [2015] EWHC 3082 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 119 (Nov)

Linda Monaci considers the evidence linking traumatic brain injury & the onset of dementia

Harb v HRH Prince Abdul Aziz [2015] EWHC 3155 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 49 (Nov)

SM (Algeria) v Entry Clearance Officer, UK Visa Section [2015] UKPC 45, [2015] All ER (D) 124 (Nov)

Michael Zander QC considers an interesting contribution to the debate on scrapping the Human Rights Act

Barclays Wealth Trustees (Jersey) Ltd and another v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2015] EWHC 2878 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 89 (Nov)

Michael L Nash discusses DNA & disputed titles

Blake and others v Stewart and others [2015] EWHC 3241 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 123 (Nov)

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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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