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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7691

18 March 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Nottingham City Council v LW and others [2016] EWHC 11 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 59 (Mar)

R (on the application of Black) v Secretary of State for Justice [2016] EWCA Civ 125, [2016] All ER (D) 82 (Mar)

Nicholas Dobson examines the use of prerogative powers & review

Samara v MBI & Partners UK Ltd and others [2016] EWHC 441 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 69 (Mar)

Unbundling cases could offer a helping hand to litigants in person, as Robin Denford explains

Think carefully before declining ADR outright, warns Dominic Regan

Kim Beatson & Angelina Milon provide an update on leave to remove cases

Secretary of State for the Home Department v Khan [2016] EWCA Civ 137, [2016] All ER (D) 75 (Mar)

"Carry on groping in the dark if you wish; better I think to buy, beg or borrow this text"

Sarpd Oil International Ltd v Addax Energy SA and another [2016] EWCA Civ 120, [2016] All ER (D) 56 (Mar)

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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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