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12 October 2012
Issue: 7533 / Categories: Features , Civil way , Procedure & practice
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Civil way: 12 October 2012

Some criminal advocates only change their speeches to the jury and some family legal aid counsel can only afford to change their shirts once a year

CPR LOVE IN

Some criminal advocates only change their speeches to the jury and some family legal aid counsel can only afford to change their shirts once a year. With the Civil Procedure Rules 1988 you get at least two annual changes which are reactive to the tiniest revision in legislation. Even the odd piece of punctuation may be improved upon. The 59th CPR update got going on 1 October 2012. It takes in the Civil Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2012 (SI 2012/2208) and with certain new rules the oh so carefully considered use of the word “will” instead of “must” occurs because the rules committee believes that imposing a notional duty on the court to perform its individual non-discretionary functions with a “must” is, in general, unnecessary and, arguably, misleading. So the updates are caring and we will soon set about devising some big celebration

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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