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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7756

27 July 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Could gig economy workers have a right to claim backdated holiday pay? Charles Pigott reports

Are the contents of a minister’s diary disclosable under the Freedom of Information Act? Nicholas Dobson reports

David Burrows concludes his series by considering the question of a child’s view & understanding in children proceedings

The profession’s spontaneous response to Grenfell should be applauded, but demonstrates the dire state of the Law Centres Network, says Jon Robins

George Hepburne Scott discusses the death of s 2 arguments & the ‘transient state’ of European Arrest Warrants

For London to maintain its litigation crown, we cannot rest on past achievements or be complacent, says Ed Crosse

Practitioners are concerned about the impact of Brexit on the global reputation of English law, according to the 2017 NLJ/LSLA Litigation Trends Survey 

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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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