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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7786

23 March 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Caroline Shea QC & James Tipler consider the likely impact of a new pilot scheme on unopposed business lease renewal claims

Landlords’ gas safety duties—Stephanie Trotter puts the case for reform

Marc Weller assesses whether the recent events in Salisbury constitute a violation of international law

Legal aid lawyers are undervalued, underpaid & under pressure, as Jon Robins explains

David Burrows offers some insight on interim capital relief, precedent & the per incuriam exception

Giselle Davies & Ellis Pugh discuss how to handle liabilities outside your control

Nicholas Dobson explains why public authority officials exercising discretion must do more than simply endorse recommendations

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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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