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Countdown to the future

06 October 2017 / David Greene
Issue: 7764 / Categories: Opinion , Brexit
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At the start of the new legal year, David Greene reflects on the challenges & opportunities ahead

Party conference time. A united public display of open democratic party politics. At least for the Liberals united around the Brexit message. For Labour and the Conservatives, on the other hand, Brexit continues to divide and drive the political classes.

Law also has its party conference at this time of year when the great and good from round the globe gather in the Autumn mists at Westminster Abbey to herald in the new legal year.

This year we all celebrated the especial event of the enthronement of the first female President of the Supreme Court; Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond. I cannot but remember that wonderful exchange between her and David Pannick in the Art 50 litigation over the pronouncement of the words de Kuyser. It will be but a short reign but while we very much welcome the first female to the position she is there because she is an outstanding lawyer and judge of

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Rylatt and Robyn Laye of Anthony Gold Solicitors examine recent international relocation cases where allegations of domestic abuse shaped outcomes
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