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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7460

07 April 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Alexander Learmonth investigates an unusual case of two wills being signed & executed by the wrong testators

Michael Tringham surveys the world of family will disputes

We cannot stop.

We cannot stop. We are back with more fodder on the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (S1 2010/2955) which came into force on 6 April 2011. Eat well.

Robert Rhodes QC on avoiding the risk of judicial review when chairing a disciplinary tribunal

Jones v Kaney [2011] UKSC 13, [2011] All ER (D) 346 (Mar)

Millharbour Management Ltd and others v Weston Homes Ltd and another company, [2011] EWHC 661 (TCC), [2011] All ER (D) 308 (Mar)

Solicitors Regulation Authority v Dennison [2011] EWHC 291 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 320 (Mar)

Lake v Hunt Kid Law Firm LLP (in administration) [2011] EWHC 766 (QB), [2011] All ER (D) 330 (Mar)

Co-Operative Group (CSW) Ltd v Pritchard [2011] EWCA Civ 329, [2011] All ER (D) 312 (Mar)

Re W (children) (relocation: removal outside jurisdiction) [2011] EWCA Civ 345, [2011] All ER (D) 337 (Mar)

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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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