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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7446

15 December 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Dolmans has announced the promotion of two of its solicitors Judith Blades and Jennifer Cottle to associate.

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey and Hammonds are combining

Property lawyer David Rayner has joined the commercial property team as a partner at Birkett Long LLP.

This year’s 2010 JUSTICE Human Rights Awards were presented last week by Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, the chair of JUSTICE’s council.

Elements of the WikiLeaks’ saga bring back memories...

An issue that has been debated since before the inception of the UK Supreme Court is the form in which judgments are delivered.

Ian Smith sees out the year with some hybrid perennials

Edward Floyd highlights the difficulty of revisiting ancillary relief orders

Nina Unthank reports on why & how military veterans lost their latest battle

Reforming the CRC: A case of “If it ain’t broke…then break it!”? asks Owen Lomas

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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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