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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7486

20 October 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

DWF has expanded its asset and consumer finance offering to include a new finance regulation team in Birmingham.

TPP Law has appointed commercial and projects specialist, Simon Chappel as director.

Clifford Chance has announced that Fabio Diminich joins the high-yield practice as a partner.

The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) has been granted the accolade of a royal charter.

HLE blogger James Wilson follows the turning tide relating to gay marriage

Attempt to prevent forced marriages ruled unlawful

Independent schools must do more than educate those who can afford their fees in order to retain their charitable status, the Upper Tribunal has decided

Justice minister in hot water over connections to claims management firms

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of pleural plaques victims north of the border

Exaggerated personal injury tales land victim's family in trouble

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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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