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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7300

06 December 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Mastercigars Direct Ltd v Withers LLP [2007] EWHC 2733 (Ch), [2007] All ER (D) 385 (Nov)

In brief

In brief

How offensive can anonymous online bloggers be?
Kevin Rogers investigates

R (on the application of the Countryside Alliance and others) v Attorney General and others; R (on the application of Derwin and others) v Attorney General and others [2007] UKHL 52, [2007] All ER (D) 437 (Nov)

Occasional advice for the judiciary and lawyers on matters of the mind,
heart and (THOUGH AUNTie is a bit dodgy on it) the law

Joanne Lunn examines the dangers arising from alcohol abuse in the workplace and the legal implications for businesses trying to tackle the problem

In brief

Timothy Pitt-Payne considers the legal implications
of the HMRC data disaster

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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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