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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7377

09 July 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Serious Organised Crime Agency v Szepietowski and others [2009] EWHC 1560 (Ch); [2009] All ER (D) 58 (Jul)

The bank, the PIN & the ATM, by Stephen Mason

Jane Foulser McFarlane assesses how far toys can be used for role play without breaching copyright

Charlotte Jeffery reports on the important role of CAFCASS officers in final judgments

Spencer Keen looks at time limits in reasonable adjustments cases under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995

JFS pupil selection: race discrimination or religious freedom? asks Craig Rose

Masood and others v Zahoor and others [2009] EWCA Civ 650, [2009] All ER (D) 33 (Jul)

Radmacher, formerly Granatino v Granatino Sub nom NG v KR (prenuptial contract [2009] EWCA Civ 649, [2009] All ER (D) 31 (Jul)

Primus Build Ltd v Pompey Centre Ltd and anor [2009] EWHC 1487 (TCC), [2009] All ER (D) 14 (Jul)

Amanda Wadey considers the first ever case of a mediator being summoned to give evidence

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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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