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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7357

19 February 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Webster v Norfolk County Council [2009] EWCA Civ 59, [2009] All ER (D) 106 (Feb)

The UK's enforcement of foreign bribery laws is long overdue, say Alex Rene, Lista Cannon & William Jacobson

Legal Services

Post Ladele, employers should be wary of exempting employees from sensitive duties, says David Tyme

Julian Miller & Sara Robertson advocate honesty and openness from the outset of insurance policies

Experian explain how UAR is reuniting people with their rightful inheritance

The MoJ has been compelled to act on mortgage remedies, says Sarah Greer

Re Webster [2009] EWCA Civ 59, [2009] All ER (D) 106 (Feb)

Court of Appeal, Civil Division Wall, Moore-Bick and Wilson LJJ, 11 February 2009

Employment Law

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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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