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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7698

13 May 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd and another v Independent Power Tanzania Ltd and others [2016] EWCA Civ 411, [2016] All ER (D) 208 (Apr)

R (on the application of Reilly and another) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; Jeffrey and another v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2016] EWCA Civ 413, [2016] All ER (D) 21 (May)

V v Associated Newspapers Ltd and others [2016] EWCOP 21, [2016] All ER (D) 195 (Apr)

R (on the application of Bashir and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Departmnent [2016] EWHC 954 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 202 (Apr)

Shindler and another v Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster and another [2016] EWHC 957 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 188 (Apr)

Athelstane Aamodt & Michael Paulin consider the question of informative & uninformative whistleblowing allegations

Hitesh Chowdhry on deciphering the true meaning of Pyrrho for predictive coding

Stephen Critchley considers which alleged competition law abuses by the banks are likely to lead to damages actions & which aren’t

Gibbs v Leeds United Football Club Ltd [2016] EWHC 960 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 206 (Apr)

A failure in public trust undermines the foundations of local authority democracy, says Nicholas Dobson

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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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