THIS ISSUE
Felicity Potter & Helen Rainford compare & contrast different approaches to tackling the challenges of AI
How might the Serious Fraud Office have fared in a prosecution like that of Sam Bankman-Fried, currently ongoing in the US?
Regulating legal services is a tricky game, as John Gould, senior partner, Russell-Cooke, writes in this week’s NLJ
Employment law brief looks at the Deliveroo case, partnership versus employment and loss of the right to claim constructive dismissal, in this week’s NLJ
Judges do not necessarily go easy on litigants in person, Stephen Gerlis, retired district judge and recorder, writes in this week’s NLJ
The long-running divorce case, Potanina v Potanin, involving one of Russia’s richest families, has recently been heard by the UK Supreme Court
The Ministry of Justice has launched an investigation into the whiplash portal backlog, after MPs raised concerns
Solicitors will not be asked to make additional contributions to the Compensation Fund to make up for losses due to the collapse of law firms Axiom Ince, Metamorph and Kingly, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed last week
A trial judge cannot decide a claimant has not proved their case in proceedings where the claimant’s expert witness was not cross-examined, the Court of Appeal has clarified
Eleven Deputy High Court judges have been appointed for a six-year term by Lady Chief Justice Sue Carr
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 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
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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