THIS ISSUE
Lawyers’ views are sought on proposed reforms that would allow wills to be made and stored electronically and on automatic revocation after marriage
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is the third best employer for working families in the UK, while Pinsent Masons took seventh place
The Law Society has set out ‘practical, affordable and incremental’ policy proposals to fix the civil justice and save a potential £72m over the course of the next parliament
Employment lawyers have welcomed a Supreme Court ruling that gaps of three months or more do not break a series of holiday underpayments when employees are bringing claims
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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