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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7364

09 April 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Part five: Specific instructions from the outset will help to avoid disputes later, says Mark Solon

Office of Fair Trading v Foxtons Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 288, [2009] All ER (D) 31 (Apr)

Our "one-stop" court guides are designed to help lawyers and court users navigate their way to and around unknown court buildings in unfamiliar towns across England & Wales

O v L, [2009] EWCA Civ 295, [2009] All ER (D) 39 (Apr)

Finola Moss asks whether the Adoption Act 2002 is a step too far

Investing in bricks and mortar together? Get it in writing says Mark Warwick

News in brief

Roger Smith on a mixed response to the proposition of extending human rights

News in brief

David Lock discusses the use and abuse of interim remedies in Administrative Court actions

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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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