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Issue: Vol 172, Issue 7978

13 May 2022
IN THIS ISSUE
In the first of two articles from the barricades, David Burrows reflects on the uneasy relationship between privacy, anonymity & transparency
As the use of cryptoassets has soared around the globe, so has cryptocurrency fraud. Consequently, regulation and law enforcement frameworks are likely to be expanded to take account of this developing risk, according to Simon Davison, a director of investigations at security consultancy AnotherDay, and Red Lion Chambers barristers Tom Davies and Michael Goodwin QC
The leaked Dobbs draft judgment, in which the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood v Casey, has created widespread alarm in the US

Non-fungible tokens (NFT) have been recognised as property by the High Court, in a landmark case

A dizzying number of amendments―161 in total―including some made by the government to its own Bill and some energetic Parliamentary ping-pong between the Commons and Lords marked the 13-month journey of the controversial Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Act
In this week’s The Insider, Professor Dominic Regan looks ahead to the ‘costs case of the year’, Belsner v Cam
Dominic Regan gears up for the costs case of the year & considers the tip of an approaching iceberg of litigation against solicitors…
Non-fungible tokens (NFT) have been recognised as property by the High Court, in a landmark case
The replacement of the Human Rights Act with a Bill of Rights, a Renters' Reform Bill to abolish no-fault evictions and data protection reform were among 38 bills announced in the Queen’s Speech
Criminal barristers’ ‘no returns’ policy in protest at the underfunding of the justice system and low advocacy fees is ‘causing significant and widespread disruption to the listing of cases in courts’, Criminal Bar Association (CBA) chair Jo Sidhu QC has said
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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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