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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7773

07 December 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

CPR PD 52 arrives; Demanding abroad; Video review; Counsel clashes.

Rebecca Probert provides a handy guide to the law governing royal marriages

 

With growing concerns over a rise in elderly financial abuse, is it time to reform lasting powers of attorney? Jean-Yves Gilg reports

Aspiring social justice lawyers have an opportunity to qualify & build lasting careers, as Matthew Smerdon explains

CPR PD 52 arrives; Demanding abroad; Video review; Counsel clashes.

David Burrows presents a master class in child understanding & capacity

Should charities speak out on sleep-in arrears? Giselle Davies & Ellis Pugh report

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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)
Peter Kandler’s honorary KC marks long-overdue recognition of a man who helped prise open a closed legal world. In NLJ this week, Roger Smith, columnist and former director of JUSTICE, traces how Kandler founded the UK’s first law centre in 1970, challenging a profession that was largely seen as 'fixers for the rich and apologists for criminals'
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
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