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Antiparos ENE v SK Shipping Co Ltd [2008] EWHC 1139 (Comm), [2008] All ER (D) 332 (May)
Actavis UK Ltd v Merck & Co Inc [2008] EWCA Civ 444, [2008] All ER (D) 290 (May)
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In brief
Refusing to mediate can be a dangerous and expensive option, says Duncan Henderson
Employers may need to ensure that workers who are off sick do not miss out on their holiday entitlement, says Charles Pigott
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CONDITIONS IN DETENTION
EXTRADITION AND DEPORTATION
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
The role of evil in the criminal justice system
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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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