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Is the doctrine of precedent the “unwavering” foundation of common law ask Stuart Pickford & Vivien Yip

Iain Stark discusses qualified one-way costs shifting

Claire Pennells & Masood Ahmed examine the application of CPR 44.2 in cases of group litigation

Adrian Jack reports on the current consultation into civil appeal reform

The sanctions regime established in Mitchell has been misapplied once again. Lexa Hilliard QC & Jonathan Lopian report on McTear v Engelhard

David Wright considers the question of when a trial starts, for the purposes of an additional costs payment

In the fifth NLJ / LSLA litigation trends survey, James Baxter discusses the disclosure debate and other key pressure points affecting civil litigation and asks why Sir Rupert Jackson’s vision of increased access to justice for all has not yet translated into practice.

Online infringement? No…it’s infringement online, says Jane Foulser McFarlane​

Spying tonight; appealing work; & form of the landlord

Kerry Underwood concludes his 60th birthday tour with a master class on small claims, portals & Pt 36

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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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