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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7742

12 April 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

As the Court of Appeal widens the application of the Montgomery consent test, Philippa Luscombe explores the implications for claimants

AB v Her Majesty’s Advocate (Scotland) [2017] UKSC 25, [2017] All ER (D) 14 (Apr)

PP v Home Office and another [2017] EWHC 663 (QB), [2017] All ER (D) 18 (Apr)

Jonathan Herring considers a tragic case concerning the right to withhold invasive medical treatment

Thales UK Ltd v Thales Pension Trustees Ltd and others [2017] EWHC 666 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 21 (Apr)

Finding the suit that’s right for you requires a little thought & consideration, as Dale Rhodes explains

Isle of Wight Council v Platt [2017] UKSC 28, [2017] All ER (D) 20 (Apr)

Alec Samuels suggests a solution to the problems at the Bar

Essop and others v Home Office (UK Border Agency); Naeem v Secretary of State for Justice [2017] UKSC 27, [2017] All ER (D) 12 (Apr)

Andrew Francis offers some best practice guidance when advising developers on applications under s 84 of the Law of Property Act 1925

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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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