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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7269

19 April 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Nicholas Bevan considers the treatment of personal injury claims in the final article of the 44th update to the CPR

R v DPP [2007] All ER (D) 50 (Mar)

How do the rules relating to mitigation of loss apply to leases? Sebastian Kokelaar explains

Nova Productions Ltd v Mazooma Games Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 219, [2007] All ER (D) 234 (Mar)

Ordinary claims, Defamation claims, Group litigation, Public interest challenges

McKinnon v Government of the USA and another, Hurstanger Ltd v Wilson and another

Criminal Justice Act 2003 - Dangerous and confused? Bad character - identification issues and harsh words, Drink, guns and mobile phones, Pre-charge bail powers

The insolence of some lawyers leaves the Insider aghast

The Iran hostage debacle has punctured the image of our service personnel, says Elliot Gold

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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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