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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7703

17 June 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Is it goodbye to freedom of testamentary disposition, ask Giselle Davies & Bethan Walsh

Embracing technology can help in-house counsel focus on profitable growth & future-proofing, explains Dr Marc K Peter

 

When does the common law listen to the child, asks David Burrows

Look to the data protection principles to solve hacking & trolling complaints, says Peter Thompson QC

Scott v Gavigan [2016] All ER (D) 35 (Jun)

Holyoake and another v Candy and others [2016] All ER (D) 213 (Apr)

Parker v Butler [2016] EWHC 1251 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 24 (Jun)

Typeface in legal documents should not be underestimated, says Athelstane Aamodt

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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