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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7501

14 February 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

David Greene considers the implications of the reform of the county court system

Jeremy Nixon considers some of the employment law implications of the London Olympic Games

A divided Supreme Court has upheld & extended the Johnson exclusion zone, notes Anna Macey

Sarah Whitten endorses government proposals to encourage parental involvement

When is a travel agent not an agent, asks Katherine Deal

Barbara Hewson examines the uneasy relationship between guardians & resistive patients

Will government proposals under the Finance Bill increase gifts to charity, asks Emma Satterly

Michael Tringham untangles the latest family spats

Will-makers should put their affairs in order early, says Paul Grimwood

Dominic Regan puzzles over the latest Pt 36 conundrum

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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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