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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7463

28 April 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Mayes v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2011] EWCA Civ 407, [2011] All ER (D) 116 (Apr)

Prudential Staff Pensions Ltd v The Prudential Assurance Company Ltd and others [2011] EWHC 960 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 142 (Apr)

Maftah and another v Secretary of State for the Foreign Office and Commonwealth Affairs [2011] EWCA Civ 350, [2011] All ER (D) 120 (Apr)

Akhtar v Birmingham City Council [2011] EWCA Civ 383, [2011] All ER (D) 111 (Apr)

F and others v Legal Services Commission [2011] EWHC 899 (QB), [2011] All ER (D) 95 (Apr)

North Shore Ventures Ltd v Anstead Holdings Inc and others [2011] EWHC 910 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 174 (Apr)

Mark Solon examines the possible fallout of the abolition of expert witness immunity

James Wilson reports on Eddie Mabo’s victory over colonialism

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) starts to roll out its 2011 roadshows early next month.

Lord Neuberger, the Master of the Rolls, has joined former Attorney General Lord Goldsmith in calling for greater use of pro bono costs orders.

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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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