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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7448

13 January 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Law Commission consultation proposes divorce reform

Carvalho v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Omar v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 1406, [2010] All ER (D) 166 (Dec)

Principal Reporter v K and others [2010] UKSC 56, [2010] All ER (D) 192 (Dec)

Stellato v Ministry of Justice [2010] EWCA Civ 1435, [2010] All ER (D) 171 (Dec)

R (on the application of Edwards and another) v Environment Agency (Cemex UK Cement Ltd, intervening) [2010] UKSC 57, [2010] All ER (D) 183 (Dec)

Osborn v Parole Board, Booth v Parole Board [2010] EWCA Civ 1409, [2010] All ER (D) 185 (Dec)

Al Hassan-Daniel (in her own right and as representative of estate of Anthony Daniel (deceased)) and another v Revenue and Customs Commissioner (Justice intervening) [2010] EWCA Civ 1443, [2010] All ER (D) 191 (Dec)

R (on the application of Edwards and another) v Environment Agency (Cemex UK Cement Ltd, intervening) [2010] UKSC 57, [2010] All ER (D) 183 (Dec)

TV presenter Miriam O’Reilly has won her age discrimination claim against the BBC.

Recent trends in disclosure: no change? asks Richard Langley

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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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