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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7514

15 May 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

There is no doubt that dictation saves countless hours of valuable time, but as with most technology, the future of dictation is digital.

James Wilson on a not-so-silent screen star’s day in court

HLE blogger Edward Cole puts the case forward against jury trials

Lawyers slam proposals for removal of jury in defamation trials

Reform proposals include plan to overturn filming ban

Removal of legal aid "wicked"

Under-performing employees are greatest worry

Master of the Rolls predicts demise of hourly billing

Law commission consultation on vehicle licensing

Pinsent Masons stakes claim to tax title

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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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