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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7832

15 March 2019
IN THIS ISSUE

Countdown to zero? Jon Robins reports from a small oasis in what is otherwise a legal advice desert

Child support: David Burrows provides a master class in family law & administration law

Vijay Ganapathy provides an update on the importance of procedure and practice in and out of court

Restoration of the status quo ante: Nicholas Bevan reviews the Supreme Court ruling in Cameron v Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd

In his second update, Simon Parsons examines the possible grounds to challenge the public law decisions taken by public bodies

Ben Stoneham offers some joined-up thinking on delivering the next generation of digital legal operations

Fewer than one in ten solicitors at small law firms have made contingency plans for Brexit, according to the latest Bellwether research paper
MPs deal further blow to prime minister’s Brexit deal
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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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