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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7483

27 September 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

IP specialist Harrison Goddard Foote has hired European and chartered patent attorney Hsu Min Chung as a partner.

The Bar Standards Board has appointed five new lay board members...

Crutes Law Firm has recruited three graduates across its offices in Newcastle and Teesside.

DWF has kicked off its Paralegal Academy with the recruitment of six new apprentices.

Roger Smith reports on some recent issues of language

Can the cost of correcting discrimination be too high, asks Alex Fox

Ian Smith observes the plight of those seeking justice in employment tribunals

Brent McDonald investigates a defendant’s liability for injuries sustained by a claimant in a subsequent incident

Clare Renton reports on a sea change in international relocation cases

Peter Lampitt considers if building works can constitute harassment

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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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