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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7448

13 January 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Ian Smith presents four employment sparklers & a rant

Review systems with a mind of their own? Costa Kypre & Daniel Kavan report

Nicholas Dobson puts the Localism Bill under the spotlight

Michael Tringham reports on a “wrecked” estate—and polygamous intestacy

Is proportionality moving in? Robert Strang reports on orders for sale after Pinnock

The detention of children in Yarl’s Wood immigration centre was unlawful, the High Court has ruled.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has outlined new proposals for freedom of information (FOI) law.

How protected are your settlement negotiations? Davina Watson investigates post Oceanbulk

Part two: David Burrows offers further thought on the Family Proceedings Rules 2010

Document sets out arguments against extradition of WikiLeaks founder

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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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