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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7451

01 February 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Nothing like a bit of lawyer-bashing to win over the hearts and minds of the British public...

The UK Supreme Court has just completed its first calendar year, a period during which it consolidated its position as the country’s most authoritative source of judge-made law

Juliet Carp welcomes a new addition to the family—transferable maternity leave

Caroline Waterworth considers when courts should interfere in the business of possession orders

Nigel Powell grapples with the potential conflict of religious & equality rights

Henry Marshall presents ”The Edge of Love”, starring Capitol Films & the Insolvency Act 1986

Sharon Mitchell explains how the ASA is reaching out to the worldwide web

Karen Widdicombe celebrates 75 years of the All England Law Reports

Morris and another v Southwark London Borough Council (Law Society intervening) [2011] All ER (D) 183 (Jan), [2011] EWCA Civ 25

Everett and another v Comojo (UK) Ltd t/a The Metropolitan and others [2011] EWCA Civ 13, [2011] All ER (D) 106 (Jan)

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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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