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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7470

15 June 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Phillip Oldcorn explains how innovation can help reduce risk

Nicholas Dobson examines the Supreme Court’s decision in the Beesley barn saga

In the first of two articles reviewing proposals to reform insurance law, Peter Tyldesley is optimistic about the momentum for change

How far does Prunus clarify the rights of overseas countries & territories, asks Nathan Simmons

Can you pick a fight and win the lottery, asks Karen O’Sullivan

Mekarska v Ruiz and another [2011] EWHC 913 (Fam), [2011] All ER (D) 14 (Jun)

Grievson v Grievson [2011] EWHC 1367 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 58 (Jun)

Hillingdon London Borough Council v Neary and others [2011] EWHC 1377 (COP), [2011] All ER (D) 57 (Jun)

EG v United Kingdom [2011] ECHR 41178/08, [2011] All ER (D) 31 (Jun)

DFT v TFD [2010] EWHC 2335 (QB), [2010] All ER (D) 103 (Oct)

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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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