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The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality

As non-court dispute resolution gains momentum, Sarah Hughes explores how collaborative practice can deliver better outcomes for separating families

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

How forcefully can a litigant criticise a public authority before robust advocacy crosses the line into unreasonable conduct?

Abdulali Jiwaji unpacks the High Court’s decision in Glencore & the implications for privilege claims during disclosure

Neil Davies & Tom Clinton discuss the decision in JAC v Choudhury & the limits of forceful litigation

Lawyers’ charity LawCare has had its database hacked, with copies of backups made and likely downloaded by cyber-criminals

Should every solicitor found to have acted dishonestly face automatic striking off? The answer, argues John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke LLP in NLJ this week, is no

Ian McDougall explores whether we can measure judicial independence by tracking state wins & losses in court

John Gould explores the uneasy relationship between fairness, judicial discretion & the profession’s uncompromising stance on dishonesty

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Sackers—Zak Ullah

Sackers welcomes new associate

Christy Davies—Birmingham Law Society

Ward Hadaway lawyer joins Birmingham Law Society Council

Ellisons—Stephanie Westwood & Anisa Khan

Ellisons expands Chelmsford commercial litigation team with two appointments

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NLJ this week: Same fall, different claim

Construction workers injured in comparable accidents can face sharply different routes to compensation on opposite sides of the Atlantic

NLJ this week: Under pressure? Routes to redress

Victims of undue influence may have more options than simply unwinding a tainted transaction, with courts able to order profits accounts, compensation and, exceptionally, severance

NLJ this week: Liberty safeguards under strain

Disabled people could lose vital safeguards following the Supreme Court’s reversal of the Cheshire West test for deprivation of liberty, two barristers warn

NLJ this week: When partners lose faith

A formidable reputation cannot protect a law firm when partner departures, fragile finances and client uncertainty begin feeding each other

NLJ this week: The hidden price of free software

Businesses incorporating open-source software into commercial products could face obligations to disclose valuable source code, with AI-assisted development making licensing risks harder to track

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Profession

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Sackers—Zak Ullah

Christy Davies—Birmingham Law Society

Ellisons—Stephanie Westwood & Anisa Khan