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24 November 2010
Issue: 7443 / Categories: Legal News
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CEDR champions

CEDR announced the winners of its biennial awards for excellence last week.

CEDR (the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) announced the winners of its biennial awards for excellence last week.

Paul Jonson of Pannone LLP and Philip Barden of Devonshires Solicitors were jointly awarded Mediation Champion, for mediating the most cases. Herbert Smith tied for first place with the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse, Nigeria, in the dispute resolution category.

Tokiso, which negotiated a settlement between the city of Johannesburg and its taxi drivers, tied with UK Power Networks Services, in the initiative for effective management of conflict category.

Issue: 7443 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

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

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team

DWF—Chris Air

DWF—Chris Air

Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment

NEWS
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

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

Reforms to the disclosure regime in the business and property courts have not achieved their objectives, lawyers have warned
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
Ministers have proposed bringing inquest work under a single fee scheme for legal help and advocacy legal aid work
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