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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7510

17 April 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

The use of springboard injunctions by employers is soaring, says Richard Owen-Thomas

Successive governments have failed to protect RTA victims. It’s time to act, says Nicholas Bevan

Will reform resolve the legal minefield of easements by prescription, asks Christopher Warenius

Tim Spencer-Lane breaks down the consultation on health care regulation

A trust should express, not obstruct, a court’s will, says Jenny Duggan

Ed Mitchell provides an update on community care law

Paul Lowenstein QC & Teniola Onabanjo detail why London has become a centre for international litigation

Iain Stark examines the changes afoot in the world of costs

In the second article in a special NLJ costs series, William Gibson revisits estimates

Dr Ann Brady welcomes the government’s mediation proposals

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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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