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Reductions in legal aid spending may have shunted the cost on to other taxpayer-funded bodies while leaving eligible people unable to access legal help, a devastating report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found
One in four legal professionals (26%) are using generative AI tools on at least a monthly basis—up from 11% in July 2023, representing a doubling of usage in six months—while a further 35% have plans in place to use the technology
It’s all about unfair dismissal, computation and TUPE in NLJ’s Employment law brief this week, as Ian Smith covers a trio of recent cases

Our current prime minister was ‘elected’ by about 160,000 Conservative Party members, yet members of the public have no right to know basic information about them

Deepfakes, whether of Taylor Swift or Donald Trump, have obviously harmful potential consequences for the unwitting subject—but what legal action can be taken against them?

Professor Dominic Regan laments a lost chance to ‘get some definitive guidance from the Court of Appeal’ on the right to see a breakdown of expert costs

Law firm Irwin Mitchell did not have a duty to provide specific advice during an initial call to its legal helpline about an injury on holiday, the Court of Appeal has held in Miller v Irwin Mitchell [2024] EWCA Civ 53
Commercial law barristers are the happiest, according to the Wellbeing at the Bar Report 2024

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is reviewing its overall approach to consumer protection, following the collapse of Axiom Ince

Judges are to be given guidelines for the first time on sentencing blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment offences
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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

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