THIS ISSUE
In brief
Egan v Motor Services (Bath) Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 1002, [2007] All ER (D) 256 (Oct)
How vulnerable are adjudicators’ decisions? Lisa Sinclair investigates
M v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2007] EWCA Civ 1361, [2007] All ER (D) 368 (Dec)
Crossley v Crossley (Times, January 3, 2008, CA)
Legal Profession
Real Estate Investment Trusts (Financial Statements of Group Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/3536)
Sadness and anger mark David Burrows’s decision to stop doing legal aid work
MOVERS & SHAKERS
mfg Solicitors—Hayley Pearce & Lauren Williams
Law firm mfg Solicitors announces promotions at Ludlow office
Womble Bond Dickinson—Richard Sharpe
Womble Bond Dickinson appoints partner in Leeds residential team
Brabners—six promotions
Brabners adds six to partnership in record year for partner promotions
NEWS
Calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 have been renewed, with the Bar Council arguing the current threshold criminalises children too early and risks pushing them towards lifelong offending
The legal profession's AI challenge extends far beyond fabricated case citations, according to a warning about the next phase of technological risk
Law firms should use the transition period before the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumes anti-money laundering (AML) supervision to strengthen governance and compliance, experts have warned
Cross-border disputes increasingly demand creative approaches to gathering evidence, with litigators needing to look beyond traditional letters of request
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified the distinction between contracts of 'indefinite' and 'perpetual' duration, with potentially significant implications for commercial drafting
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