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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7803

27 July 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Matthew Kay introduces the robot lawyers of the future & recommends making friends with AI

The first two cohorts of Justice First Fellows have now qualified. Fiona Bawdon looks at how are they faring

Professor Graham Zellick QC unravels the mysteries of parallel, non-optional & post-retirement titles

Quick, flexible and cost-effective: Masood Ahmed explains the Professional Negligence Adjudication Scheme

George Hepburne Scott reports on a sea-change in the approach to extraditions to France

Shane Crawford outlines how, in cases of harassment, the ‘related to’ consideration requires attention to the context in which the putative act occurred

John Gould offers some advice on how to strike a balance between clarity & flexibility in recent changes to the solicitors’ rule book

Sir Cliff’s victory will not end the tug of war between press freedom & the rights of individuals, says Athelstane Aamodt

Graham Massie charts the growth & success of mediation across the civil justice landscape

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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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