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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7521

05 July 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Platinum Controls Ltd v Aleris Recycling (Swansea) Ltd [2012] EWHC 1675 (Ch), [2012] All ER (D) 224 (Jun)

Musion Systems Ltd v Activ8-3D Ltd and others [2012] EWPCC 5, [2012] All ER (D) 172 (Jun)

Asociacion Nacional de Grandes Empresas de Distribucion v Federacion de Asociaciones Sindicales and others C-78/11, [2012] All ER (D) 228 (Jun)

Oracle America Inc (formerly Sun Microsystems Inc) v M-Tech Data Ltd [2012] UKSC 27, [2012] All ER (D) 180 (Jun)

Re A & S (children) (failed freeing order) [2012] All ER (D) 173 (Jun), [2012] EWHC 1689 (Fam)

Getting e-disclosure right is essential as the courts take a tougher approach to document review, says Adrian White

Dominic Regan finds fault with some legal faux pas

Birketts solicitors has appointed two new partners and promoted seven associates, as well as recruiting new legal expertise to the firm

Jones Day is pleased to announce the arrival of associate Rebecca Saunders, who will expand the London construction team

SNR Denton has promoted three lawyers to partner within the EMEA region, in addition to five lateral hires made in EMEA last year

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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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