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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7422

17 June 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Stardom, slogans & surveillance: an international update by Susan Nash

Tara Hogg puts the new UK Corporate Governance Code under the spotlight

Jonathan Cohen addresses limitation challenges & termination provisions in IT supply contracts

NOT BOTHERED; FEWER FACTS PART II; IT’S BACK

John Bramhall & Karen Boto predict potential future trends in litigation

Helene Pines Richman outlines the dangers of acting without insurance

Geoffrey Bindman is reminded of the fine balance between judicial independence & democracy

James Hambro & Partners has appointed Hannah Marshall as partner and head of legal.

The Rt Hon Sir Robin Jacob has been appointed as the first Sir Hugh Laddie Chair in Intellectual Property Law at University College London (UCL).

Clifford Chance partners have re-elected Graham Lovett to serve a further term as leader of the firm’s Middle East region.

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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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