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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7777

19 January 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Will proposed offences in the Data Protection Bill make criminals of us all? Stewart Duffy investigates

Are unconventional methods of will making about to become our everyday reality? Monika Byrska considers the options

Geoffrey Bindman explains why deceiving the court is not a good idea

A recent decision on billing comes under fire for generating unacceptable confusion 

Nicholas Dobson explores the reasons why Wireless Festival 2016 was a lawfully held event

It’s been one problem after another so far, but Chris Owen remains optimistic about the future for collective redress

It’s a family affair: Constance McDonnell presents a review of key contentious probate cases

David Greene hopes David Gauke is allowed to stay in the role long enough to make a difference

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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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