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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7686

12 February 2016
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Rutherford and others v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; R (on the application of A) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2016] EWCA Civ 29, [2016] All ER (D) 208 (Jan)

Nicholas Dobson inspects a rare case of cross-examination in judicial review

“Perhaps most striking is his recognition of how things could be better”

Société Des Produits Nestlé SA v Cadbury UK Ltd [2016] EWHC 50 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 159 (Jan)

R (on the application of the Project Management Institute) v Minister for the Cabinet Office and others [2016] EWCA Civ 21, [2016] All ER (D) 167 (Jan)

Peter Breakey reports on the SRA clampdown on private correspondence

“The devil is in the detail”

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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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