THIS ISSUE
Robert Latham & Stephen Reeder revisit the public/private debate on eviction
All work and no play culture upsetting work life balance for City law firm employees
News in brief
Does Centrum mark the end of discriminatory advertising? Chris Bryden and Michael Salter report
Intellectual property
High Court unites in landmark age discrimination case
Janna Purdie considers exclusive jurisdiction clauses: the separability of such clauses and the consequences of an invalid contract
Profession
Jon Robins reports on the deterioration of legal aid
Legislation news update
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison
Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return
NEWS
Law students and graduates can now apply to qualify as solicitors and barristers with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
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 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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