THIS ISSUE
The Queen has appointed Scottish judge Lord Reed as the next President of the UK’s Supreme Court, succeeding Baroness Hale.
John Fletcher expands on the benefits of CAP when dealing with conflicts in the construction industry
David Burrows marks the birthday of legal aid with an examination of its history & how far we have strayed from it
With the work of the Pension Advisory Group being published recently, LexisNexis and Mathieson Consulting are keen to hear the personal views of family law fee earners concerning the engagement of pensions experts for financial settlements.
PPA launches voluntary code of practice for private prosecutions
Probation reforms likely to be ‘costly and risky’
The Sentencing Council has reassured MPs there will be no risk of ‘double counting or overlapping’ in its proposals to expand explanations in sentencing guidelines.
The number of court disputes between divorcing couples over money has risen 20% to 3,176 cases in the past year.
Barristers who break professional rules will have their misdeeds publicly available for less time, under new rules.
David Gauke resigned from the role of Lord Chancellor this week, ahead of Boris Johnson forming a government.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
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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