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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7524

24 July 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Jon Robins canvasses opinion on the post-LASPO future

Should the SFO rush in to prosecute banks over LIBOR, asks David Corker

Chris Bryden & Michael Salter discuss the correct approach to apportioning discrimination awards

Geraldine Morris on the approach to religion in family proceedings

How should the courts apply the Manual Handling Operations Regulations, asks Keith Patten

Richard Hinton explains the buzz around SearchFlow’s new website

Conserving history or restricting the future? Dean Bedford puts the National Trust under the spotlight

Dermot Keating & Monica Stevenson consider how unfair commercial practices are prosecuted

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

Caroline Kehoe & Joanne Keillor examine the consequences of an endeavours obligation on a long term contract

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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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