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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7482

20 September 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Kaneria v The England and Wales Cricket Board Ltd [2014] EWHC 1348 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 45 (May)

HLE blogger Felicity Gerry takes a critical look at the investigation surrounding the deaths at Gleison Colliery

David Greene ponders what is ahead for the personal injury claims industry following the referral fee ban

Patricia Leonard reviews the latest controversy to hit the banking industry

Paul Lambert raises research issues with placing cameras in court

Statutory disciplinary proceedings within the regulated professions can create a headache for tribunals, note Victoria von Wachter & Alex Ustych

Nicholas Roberts queries the existence of a human right to a satellite TV dish

Nina Unthank provides an update on the root & branch issues of liability at home & abroad

Nicholas Dobson rides the rollercoaster of public authority fairness

Jen Hawkins & Malcolm Dowden advise when consent is required for a roadside advertisement

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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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