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28 June 2007
Issue: 7279 / Categories: Legal News
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DANDO APPEAL

News

The man serving a life in jail for murdering BBC TV presenter Jill Dando has won the right to a second appeal. The Criminal Cases Review Commission says it is to refer the case of Barry George back to the Court of Appeal. George was found guilty by a majority verdict of 10 to one in 2001, two years after the BBC presenter was shot dead on her doorstep in Fulham. The commission says too much weight had been placed on the forensic evidence, which involved a single speck of residue from the gun used to kill Dando being found in the pocket of George’s coat.

Issue: 7279 / 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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