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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7504

08 March 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Julian Chamberlayne describes how retrospective & discounted CFAs are treated by the court

There will soon be no hiding place for bloggers warn Graham Huntley & Charlie Clarke-Jervoise

Dominic Regan reports from the front line

Geoffrey Bindman QC regrets the prosecution of Judge Baltasar Garzón

Family law reform should be handled with care advises David Burrows

Mark Whitcombe unravels the rights of fixed share partners

The test governing the construction of documents is objective, note Joanna Bhatia & Malcolm Dowden

Khawar Qureshi QC reports on the recent leading cases involving public international law & the English courts

Michael Tringham reports on invalid, void & forged wills

Mark Warwick studies the requirements of a legitimate will

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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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