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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7734

17 February 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

How can the court protect a child’s welfare when faced with clashing world views, asks Jon Herring

R (on the application of Akarcay) v Chief Constable of the West Yorkshire Police [2017] EWHC 159 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 45 (Feb)

Beware the length of the judge’s foot in cases involving reasonable adjustments to services, warns Spencer Keen

Re an application by Denise Brewster for Judicial Review [2017] UKSC 8, [2017] All ER (D) 74 (Feb)

Briers v Briers [2017] EWCA Civ 15, [2017] All ER (D) 78 (Feb)

Michelle Barron highlights the top eight costs mistakes law firms make, with suggested remedies

A firm that invests in its brand will reap the rewards, says Dominic Zammit

Is there a judge’s jurisdictional problem, asks Alec Samuels

Silver Dry Bulk Company Ltd v Homer Hulbert Maritime Company Ltd [2017] EWHC 44 (Comm), [2017] All ER (D) 39 (Feb)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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