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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7507

29 March 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

The government has failed in its attempt to promote fairer, quicker & cheaper justice, says Toby Craig

Will the proposed changes to financial regulation work, ask Lista M Cannon & Paul Adams

Geraldine Morris examines where the fault lies for wasted costs

Gill Edwards considers why Rabone is a landmark human rights decision

James Driscoll follows the battle to make service charges more accountable

The Bar should be proud of its contribution to the impartial administration of justice, says Stephen Hockman QC

Tom Morrison returns with his quarterly review of the world of information law

Master Whitaker suggests a framework for improving the practice & reducing the costs of e-discovery

In the second of three articles Margaret Tofalides & Clare Arthurs discuss s 68 arbitration challenges

Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd [2012] UKSC 11, [2012] All ER (D) 153 (Mar)

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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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