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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7424

01 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Trowers & Hamlins LLP has announced that Anna Clark will be joining its housing finance practice as a partner later in the summer.

Stephen Pearson is joining the Virgin Money management team as general counsel.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has recruited former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecutor, Matthew Cowie.

Court rules right to apply for secured tenancies passes to successor

Court of Appeal rules resignation package is not ultra vires

In-house lawyers qualified for four and five years have enjoyed the greatest hike in salary since 2004 while those qualified for nine and 10 years fared the worst.

General counsel (GCs) need to measure their performance and commercial value in order to gain the wider business influence they seek.

Employers need to take greater steps to tackle data protection breaches, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned.

The Legal Ombudsman, the new Birmingham-based scheme to investigate and resolve complaints made by consumers of legal services, will open in October 2010.

FIFA’s reluctance to introduce goal line technology into football matches was highlighted during the World Cup when England had a “goal” disallowed against Germany

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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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