THIS ISSUE
Ed Pepperall QC provides an insider’s guide to the new look Part 36
Group announces leadership changes
US firm forms UK practice
Commission appoints Stone King lawyer to manage Syrian aid charity
Civil practitioner joins Leeds chambers
Leigh Callaway forecasts what 2015 has in store for litigators
The bill of costs is in need of a makeover, says Claire Green
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Charles Russell Speechlys—Justine Howard
Charles Russell Speechlys appoints Justine Howard as General Counsel
Gibson Dunn—Suzanne Thomson
Gibson Dunn further bolsters business restructuring and reorganization practice in London
Penningtons Manches Cooper—Rachel Yao
Penningtons Manches Cooper expands international private wealth practice with new Singapore partner
NEWS
One in six people with a legal dispute in the past two years used an AI chatbot to discuss the issue or draft complaints, research by charity JUSTICE and research group the Administrative Fairness Lab has found
The Meta settlement indicates civil claims are more effective than regulation when it comes to forcing tech giants to change, according to online safety lawyer Mark Jones
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now used by 94% of lawyers for legal work, with one in ten dependent on AI to do their job, according to LexisNexis
An immersive exhibition drawing on 70 appeals heard at the Supreme Court, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and House of Lords, has opened to the public
Up to 100 more pupillages for criminal barristers could be provided each year, under a match-funding scheme boosted by £1.5m funding from Ministry of Justice
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