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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7529

13 September 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Jennifer James mourns the end of a sporting season

Roger Smith rounds up recent human rights developments

HLE blogger James Wilson examines the controversy surrounding religion in the workplace

David Greene counts down to the civil justice “Big Bang”

Jon Robins pays tribute to an establishment maverick

RJW Slater & Gordon has announced the appointment of principal lawyer Margaret Heathcote to head its family practice’s London department

Nottingham law firm Rothera Dowson has appointed a new solicitor to its commercial litigation team

Stephens Scown LLP has strengthened its planning team in Truro with the appointment of two new planning lawyers

Appointment to Plexus professional indemnity team

Kirsty Heyes, from Bolton-based Keoghs, has been shortlisted for Young Fraud Investigator of the Year in this year’s Insurance Fraud Awards

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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