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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7570

26 July 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

New president for Chartered Institute of Legal Executives

New banking & finance partner for RPC

Geldards acquires TPP law

First female president of Manchester Law Society joins Slater Heelis

Gender politics is the hot topic within the judiciary, notes Roger Smith

Jacqueline Laing & Phil Charlesworth discuss the implications of the Neuberger Review of the Liverpool Care Pathway

It’s been a big month in the world of employment law, notes Ian Smith

What do those hurt outside the EU have to show to get their PI claims heard in an English court? William Wraight reports
 

...but some are more equal than others, say Janet Barlow & Rebecca Mason

Ross Risby & Barnaby Yates report on the limited nature of a litigation solicitor’s potential exposure to litigation costs

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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

NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
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)
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
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
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