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19 February 2020
Issue: 7875 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Justice week 2020

Next week is Justice Week (24-28 February)

The Bar Council, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) and Law Society will be teaming up to promote the importance of the rule of law to young people.

There will be different themes each day: protecting our freedom; fighting for rights; defending democracy; saving our planet; and Justice Week―the best bits. Films, animations and podcasts will be shared throughout the week and legal issues highlighted on social media to encourage understanding of the justice system and legal issues among young people.

Issue: 7875 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Fieldfisher—Will Sharp

Fieldfisher—Will Sharp

Fieldfisher boosts structured finance practice with appointment of Will Sharp

gunnercooke—Thomas Bjorn & Peter Rudd-Clarke

gunnercooke—Thomas Bjorn & Peter Rudd-Clarke

gunnercooke grows its life sciences team with new partner hires

Leonard Curtis Legal—Mark Maguire & Kane Jones

Leonard Curtis Legal—Mark Maguire & Kane Jones

Leonard Curtis Legal expands corporate team with twonew appointments

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
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
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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