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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7550

28 February 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

We thought we would do Jackson, carrying on where we left off...

Colin Oakley outlines the thorny issues that can arise from rights to light & the Law Commission’s attempts to address them

John McMullen examines the EAT’s literal approach to the concept of service provision change under reg 3(1)(b) of TUPE

In a special NLJ two-part series Margaret Hatwood discusses the increasing trend of parties asking for consent orders to be set aside

Peter Vaines casts his eye over sham loans, the shortcomings of joint bank accounts from an inheritance tax perspective & discovery assessments

R (on the application of Reilly and another) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2013] EWCA Civ 66; [2013] All ER (D) 121 (Feb)

Heathfield v Times Newspaper Ltd UKEATPA/1305/12/BA

U&M Mining Zambia Ltd v Konkola Copper Mines Plc [2013] EWHC 260 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 193 (Feb)

Shah and another v Breed and another [2013] EWHC 232 (QB), [2013] All ER (D) 191 (Feb)

Tecof International Ltd v Town Castle Ltd and others [2013] Lexis Citation 16, [2013] All ER (D) 215 (Feb)

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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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