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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7743

28 April 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

The Supreme Court decision in Ilott represents a qualified victory for testamentary freedom, as Greg Williams explains

McCann v State Hospitals Board for Scotland [2017] UKSC 31, [2017] All ER (D) 48 (Apr)

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority v EnergySolutions EU Ltd [2017] UKSC 34, [2017] All ER (D) 53 (Apr)

SXH v Crown Prosecution Service [2017] UKSC 30, [2017] All ER (D) 47 (Apr)

When to tell the insurers; getting police to pay for Green Book loss; mobile home owners celebrate; & new rules, old PD.

Has the Supreme Court signalled that the law surrounding the Working Time Regulations has been settled, asks Charles Pigott

Steven O’Sullivan examines the wide-reaching implications of AIG v Woodman

Malins v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2017] EWHC 835 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 82 (Apr)

Will a poor return on investment derail robot lawyers? Steve Hynes reports

How should the fall-out from the Panama Papers be addressed by the legal profession, asks Geoffrey Bindman QC

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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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