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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7593

07 February 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Is the SA 1974 out of date?

Is the Solicitors Act 1974 still relevant, asks Murray Heining

Advice for debtors faced with bailiffs & a camera crew

Stephen Boyd advises debtors on the best course of action when faced with a camera crew

Meghann McTague asks, when is an accident really an accident?

Schmid v Hertel C-328/12 [2014] All ER (D) 221 (Jan)

There is no satisfactory solution for the determination of costs under s 138(2) of CCA 1984, says Winston Jacob

Wales & West Utilities Ltd v PPS Pipeline Systems GmbH [2014] EWHC 54 (TCC), [2014] All ER (D) 215 (Jan)

Furlonger v Pettorelli Lalatta & others [2014] EWHC 37 (Ch), [2014] All ER (D) 192 (Jan)

Trafford v Blackpool Borough Council [2014] EWHC 85 (Admin), [2014] All ER (D) 183 (Jan)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Rylatt and Robyn Laye of Anthony Gold Solicitors examine recent international relocation cases where allegations of domestic abuse shaped outcomes
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