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19 March 2009
Issue: 7361 / Categories: Legal News , Human rights
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Corrections

News in brief

“Human rights & wrongs”: the cases highlighted by Professor Susan Nash in last week’s public law update (NLJ, 13 March 2009, pp 384–385) were considered by the European Court of Human Rights. A report in last week’s news, “All eyes on opticians” (NLJ, 13 March 2009, p 360) should have stated that England and Wales had one lawyer to every 400 people.

Issue: 7361 / Categories: Legal News , Human rights
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Anthony Collins—William Hallett & Lorna Scully

Anthony Collins—William Hallett & Lorna Scully

Anthony Collins hires two talented legal directors

Switalskis—five appointments

Switalskis—five appointments

Firm expands national abuse compensation team

Mathys & Squire—nine promotions

Mathys & Squire—nine promotions

IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices

NEWS
A High Court ruling has sent a jolt through the legal profession after a newly qualified solicitor used an internal AI tool to produce court correspondence containing a fabricated legal citation
A significant data privacy ruling has clarified what counts as valid consent under UK data protection law
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’
Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
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