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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7418

20 May 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Astrazeneca UK Ltd v Albemarle International Corporation and another [2010] EWHC 1028 (Comm), [2010] All ER (D) 117 (May)

Dawsongroup Plc v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2010] EWHC 1061 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 119 (May)

Mobilx Ltd (in Administration) and others v Revenue and Customs Commissioners and others [2010] EWCA Civ 517, [2010] All ER (D) 104 (May)

R (on the application of Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd) v Wolverhampton City Council and another [2010] UKSC 20, [2010] All ER (D) 98 (May)

There are 219 distinct proposals made in Sir Rupert Jackson’s Review of Civil Litigation Costs. Now what happens? Those who want nothing to change should look away now.

Anna Thomas & Suzanne McKie analyse the potential effects of the additional paternity leave regulations

Report warns regulation could see return of `creative schemes’
Clients are not suffering on quality or cost as a result of referral fees in conveyancing and personal injury, a Legal Services Board (LSB) report has found.

Jonathan Herring laments a raft of predictable child protection failures

Adopting the right approach to mediating legal disputes is vital, says Michael King

Ana Stanic discusses the revised UNCITRAL arbitration rules

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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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