Nick Hopkins

Law commissioner

Nick Hopkins, Commissioner for Property, Family and Trust Law, Law Commission (www.lawcom.gov.uk)

Law commissioner

Nick Hopkins, Commissioner for Property, Family and Trust Law, Law Commission (www.lawcom.gov.uk)

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The Law Commission’s reforms represent a better deal for leaseholders, say Nick Hopkins & Rebecca Sage

Nick Hopkins & Christine Land outline the Law Commission proposals designed to pave the way to genuine homeownership

Professor Nick Hopkins discusses the Law Commissions’ consultation on surrogacy & what happens next

Professor Nick Hopkins & Thomas Nicholls outline the Law Commission’s radical plans for leasehold houses & enfranchisement law

Nick Hopkins & Sarah Dawe consider the challenge of registered title fraud

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NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

Nikki Bowker, head of dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team

DWF—Chris Air

Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment

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King sets out Starmer’s legislative agenda

The government will aim to pass legislation banning leasehold for new flats and capping ground rent, introducing non-compulsory digital ID and creating a ‘duty of candour’ for public servants (also known as the Hillsborough law) in the next Parliament

Decision on divorce & domicile

An Italian financier has lost his bid to block his Australian wife from filing divorce papers in England on the basis it was no longer her domicile of choice

Early disclosure has not met its goals, lawyers say

Reforms to the disclosure regime in the business and property courts have not achieved their objectives, lawyers have warned

Guarding courts from the hazards of AI

The Law Society has urged ministers to hold a public consultation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the justice system as a whole

Reforms to inquest fees under consultation

Ministers have proposed bringing inquest work under a single fee scheme for legal help and advocacy legal aid work

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Nick Hopkins

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

DWF—Chris Air