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Probate solicitors and ‘heir hunters’ were celebrated at this year’s Probate Research Awards, which took place on 21 April in a ceremony hosted by criminal barrister and TV personality Rob Rinder.

Partner appointment boosts finance and restructuring practice

North east solicitors expands commercial property team

Firm appoints three new partners as part of annual promotions round

Energy and infrastructure lawyer joins as partner

Firm appoints trio of partners and opens an office in Newcastle

Lord Carswell, the former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, has died aged 88.

A magistrates’ employment recognition scheme has been launched by Luke Rigg, lead diversity and community relations magistrate for England and Wales, with the support of the Lord Lieutenants and local Benches.

Firm appoints two partners to head specialist children teams

Senior litigation lawyer Pauline Campbell, writing in this week’s NLJ, sets out some of her personal experience of diversity and access after 17 years in the legal profession.

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Fox & Partners—Nikki Edwards

Employment boutique strengthens litigation bench with partner hire

Fladgate—Milan Kapadia

Partner appointed to dispute resolution team

Carey Olsen—Louise Stothard

Employment law offering in Guernsey expands with new hire

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CPS trainee scheme & pupillage opens

Law students and graduates can now apply to qualify as solicitors and barristers with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)

Conveyancers celebrate U-turn over mortgage handbook fee

Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook

Are you suited to a career in prosecution?

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors

LSB marks Mazur homework

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)

NLJ this week: When AI hallucinates, lawyers risk real-world sanctions

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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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Fox & Partners—Nikki Edwards

Fladgate—Milan Kapadia

Carey Olsen—Louise Stothard