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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7389

13 October 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of Anam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 2496 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 127 (Oct)

The River Club v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2009] All ER (D) 66 (Oct)

AET Inc Ltd v Arcadia Petroleum Ltd [2009] EWHC 2337 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 98 (Oct)

Retailers could face further hurdles before they can open stores after the Competition Commission renewed its recommendations that the government implement a new planning test.

Should lawyers be sworn in? Jennifer James has her doubts

Civil & criminal systems could be separated under Ministry of Justice proposals

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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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