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Issue: Vol 265, Issue 7677

20 November 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Jonathan Herring reveals a case that illustrates that cheats never prosper

Mark Solon considers the benefits of witness familiarisation

Brennan v Prior and others [2015] EWHC 3082 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 119 (Nov)

Linda Monaci considers the evidence linking traumatic brain injury & the onset of dementia

Harb v HRH Prince Abdul Aziz [2015] EWHC 3155 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 49 (Nov)

SM (Algeria) v Entry Clearance Officer, UK Visa Section [2015] UKPC 45, [2015] All ER (D) 124 (Nov)

Michael Zander QC considers an interesting contribution to the debate on scrapping the Human Rights Act

Barclays Wealth Trustees (Jersey) Ltd and another v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2015] EWHC 2878 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 89 (Nov)

Michael L Nash discusses DNA & disputed titles

Blake and others v Stewart and others [2015] EWHC 3241 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 123 (Nov)

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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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