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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7847

05 July 2019
IN THIS ISSUE

Advice droughts are as damaging & deserve as much attention as advice deserts, says Jon Robins

Ian Smith applauds some recent performances by the Court of Appeal but pans the non-statutory antics of some members of the supporting cast

A creeping legislative tide which threatens to submerge journalistic freedoms is something we should all be wary of, says Romana Canneti

The death of Emiliano Sala mid-transfer left a tangled web of contractual issues, writes Michael L Nash

The recent decision in Cathay may signal an increasingly strict approach by the courts to witness evidence, as Abigail Rushton & Simon Heatley report

In a special two-part NLJ series, Richard Samuel considers the history & likely future of the court’s rulings on shareholder action & reflective loss

It’s all to play for as Richard Marshall & Oliver Cooke run through an (almost) A to Z of sports law

The right to protection from state surveillance and from corporates gathering private data could be diminished after Brexit, Peers have warned.
Judges will need to take account of the full impact of the crime when sentencing arsonists, under guidelines issued by the Sentencing Council.
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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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