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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7395

25 November 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

R(L) demonstrates justifiable interference with Article 8 rights, says Nicholas Dobson

Paul Hewitt, Paola Fudakowska & Adam Cloherty examine rectification & statutory wills

Michael Tringham predicts the future for inheritance law

Companies are bracing themselves for greater exposure to both litigation & regulatory proceedings say Antony Corsi & Kirill Vahoni

Jonathan Scriven analyses the need to balance a claimant’s immediate capital needs against their long term financial security

Timothy Carlisle & Christian Hay provide an update on the choice of law jurisdiction made by agreement

Matt McCahearty & Jonathan Pratt recommend keeping Pt 36 offers under review

Dr Clare McConnell assesses the threats & challenges facing law firms

Mayhaven Healthcare Ltd v Bothma and another (trading as DAB Builders) [2009] EWHC 2634 (TCC), [2009] All ER (D) 163 (Nov)

Peter Vaines explains the Queen’s speech

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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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