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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7484

04 October 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

David Greene charts the latest developments in the legal services revolution

What will ABSs mean for legal aid firms? Jon Robins collects the views of those who are for & against deregulation

Are lawyers breaking the rules on costs & transparency? Michael Zander QC

Sinclair Cramsie & Clare Harrington unravel the complexities of relocating TUPE transferees

Caroline Lonsdale tackles the thorny issue of contact & the difficult parent

Skimping on compensation will fuel an increase in litigation & costs says Richard Scorer

Andrew Francis examines the reasonableness of standard conditions in property contracts

Rob Biddlecombe sniffs out recent nuisance developments

FSA v Alexander: playing the system, or manipulating the market, asks Simon Goldstone

Ruth Pratt & Janna Purdie provide an update on the recent changes to the civil procedure rules

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Nick McDonnell, Kain Knight

NLJ Career Profile: Nick McDonnell, Kain Knight

Nick McDonnell of Kain Knight reflects on an unexpected legal career, his drive to support vulnerable clients and the surprising pleasures of watching nothing happen

Mayo Wynne Baxter—Angela Arnold

Mayo Wynne Baxter—Angela Arnold

Mayo Wynne Baxter strengthens property team with new partner appointment

WilmerHale—Jeremy Kosky & Charlie Lightfoot

WilmerHale—Jeremy Kosky & Charlie Lightfoot

WilmerHale expands London disputes capabilities with addition of two leading partners

NEWS
Lawyers have welcomed the Lord Chancellor’s reverse-ferret on jury reforms, but expressed ‘serious concerns’ about the decision to exclude fraud trials
From ‘rats in the robing room’ to ‘overworked’ judges and a shortage of court staff, barristers have aired their concerns about the state of the justice system
The use of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) poses ‘significant risks’ across the justice system, public services and government, and current regulation is ‘poorly suited’ to control it, experts have warned
The solicitors’ regulator has paused controversial plans to exclude owner-managers from compliance officer roles
The government has launched a £16m legal support grant to support 48 frontline legal advice organisations supporting people facing eviction, problem debt, benefit disputes and family breakdown
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