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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7755

21 July 2017
IN THIS ISSUE
  • HMCTS needs you!
  • Paralysing the persistent.
  • Main interests excitement.
  • Costs cursing.

Steven Davies reports on the ramifications of changing funding from legal aid to a conditional fee agreement

Kathryn Purkis analyses the limitation periods applicable to claims brought by personal representatives

Athelstane Aamodt warns against the rash & ill-considered use of Twitter

What constitute ‘basic requirements’ in respect of history & clinical examination? Dr David Levy considers the evidence

Social media companies are facing mounting criticism for failing to police harmful or illegal content on their sites, as Chris Bryden & Michael Salter explain

David Greene finds little solace for remainers as Brexit negotiations start to gain momentum

Government ministers who blatantly misrepresented the status of the EU referendum result could potentially be criminally liable.

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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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