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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7487

27 October 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Deborah Evans takes a critical look at the proposals in the Legal Aid Bill

Ian Smith checks out the latest disputes in the world of employment law

Roger Smith rounds up some recent reviews & awards in the legal world

Is it time for a law-making revolution, asks Stephen Levinson

Laura Devine navigates UK business immigration

HLE blogger Sir Geoffrey Bindman examines the debate over a free press

Parties must nail their evidential colours to the mast, observes David Burrows

Susan Nash rounds up the latest human rights developments

Lista Cannon & Ian Pegram note the important lessons to emerge from the FSA’s recent activity

Trevor Tayleur analyses confusing case law surrounding the direct effect of EU Directives

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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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