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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7679

04 December 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Capital For Enterprise Fund A LP and another v Bibby Financial Services Ltd (Costs) [2015] Lexis Citation 284, [2015] All ER (D) 222 (Nov)

Michael Fletcher explains why he believes Cavendish is good news for contracting parties

R (on the application of Davis MP and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Open Rights Group and others intervening) [2015] EWCA Civ 1185, [2015] All ER (D) 196 (Nov)

Geoffrey Robertson QC & Caoilfhionn Gallagher reflect on the triumphs & challenges of human rights since 1990

R (on the application of Idira) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 1187, [2015] All ER (D) 201 (Nov)

Lawyers’ prime worry is the rise in litigants in person

Professionals claim compliance represents a risk to global business

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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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