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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7260

15 February 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Daw v Intel Corporation (UK) Ltd
[2007] EWCA Civ 70, [2007] All ER (D) 96 (Feb)

Director of the Assets Recovery Agency v Olupitan and another
[2007] EWHC 162 (QB), [2007] All ER (D) 112 (Feb)

Suspicious banks must guard against civil claims, say Andrew Howell and Susanna Long

THE LAWFULNESS OF WAR >>
POLICE SHOOTINGS >>
RESTRICTIVE APPROACH TO DISCLOSURE >>
PROTECTIVE COSTS ORDER >>

The Insider’s heart sings to the powers that be, the sacred pelvis of the divine king, and the Italian

Shantanu Majumdar discusses the true significance of Haward v Fawcetts

VALID TESTAMENTARY GIFTS >>
ESTATE ADMINISTRATION COSTS >>
BOUNTY HUNTERS >>

Health care professionals must exercise restraint before revolving the hospital door, says Neil Allen

In brief

Is the balance of justice shifting too far in favour of victims?

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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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