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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7734

17 February 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

How can the court protect a child’s welfare when faced with clashing world views, asks Jon Herring

R (on the application of Akarcay) v Chief Constable of the West Yorkshire Police [2017] EWHC 159 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 45 (Feb)

Beware the length of the judge’s foot in cases involving reasonable adjustments to services, warns Spencer Keen

Re an application by Denise Brewster for Judicial Review [2017] UKSC 8, [2017] All ER (D) 74 (Feb)

Briers v Briers [2017] EWCA Civ 15, [2017] All ER (D) 78 (Feb)

Michelle Barron highlights the top eight costs mistakes law firms make, with suggested remedies

A firm that invests in its brand will reap the rewards, says Dominic Zammit

Is there a judge’s jurisdictional problem, asks Alec Samuels

Silver Dry Bulk Company Ltd v Homer Hulbert Maritime Company Ltd [2017] EWHC 44 (Comm), [2017] All ER (D) 39 (Feb)

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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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