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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7489

08 November 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Systech International Ltd v PC Harrington Contractors Ltd [2011] EWHC 2722 (TCC), [2011] All ER (D) 240 (Oct)

Hunt (as trustee in bankruptcy of Janan George Harb) v Harb and another [2011] EWCA Civ 1239, [2011] All ER (D) 244 (Oct)

Rainy Sky SA and others v Kookmin Bank [2011] UKSC 50, [2011] All ER (D) 19 (Nov)

Nolan v Balfour Beatty Engineering Services UKEAT/0109/11/SM, [2011] All ER (D) 09 (Nov)

Kay v Cheadle Royal Healthcare Ltd t/a Affinity Healthcare UKEAT/0060/11/CEA, [2011] All ER (D) 05 (Nov)

O v P (child) (financial relief) [2011] EWHC 2425 (Fam), [2011] All ER (D) 08 (Nov)

Mitu v London Borough of Camden [2011] EWCA Civ 1249, [2011] All ER (D) 10 (Nov)

AR v AR (ancillary relief: inheritance) [2011] EWHC 2717 (Fam), [2011] All ER (D) 241 (Oct)

Jenny Rawstorne studies the implications of the outcomes-focused qualified lawyers transfer scheme

Whether you are acting for a respondent or claimant in an employment claim (whether in the High Court or the employment tribunal), it is vital to focus on the remedy the claimant is likely to secure if they are successful.

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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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