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Michael Feakes on a recent court decision which blew CFAs a fair wind

Tony Allen & Dr Karl Mackie question why Jackson LJ has shied away from formally endorsing mediation

What can be salvaged from the wreckage of insolvency? Michael Frisby & Oliver Lawson report

Roger Smithers resolves some Pt 52 conundrums

Tribunal awards down; bank charge claims set to revive; ruling on missing credit agreement defence

Plans to introduce a tough stance on "no win no fee"likely to spark opposition.

NLJ newscast: The future of litigation funding
Newscast available to view now

David Hertzell & James Sharpe chart the history & progress of the Third Parties Bill

Matt McCahearty & Jonathan Pratt recommend keeping Pt 36 offers under review

Michael Zander reports on Scottish proposals for civil justice reform

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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)
Peter Kandler’s honorary KC marks long-overdue recognition of a man who helped prise open a closed legal world. In NLJ this week, Roger Smith, columnist and former director of JUSTICE, traces how Kandler founded the UK’s first law centre in 1970, challenging a profession that was largely seen as 'fixers for the rich and apologists for criminals'
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
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