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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7796

08 June 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Don’t underestimate the value of a no oral modification clause, say Donald Lambert & Andrea Nicholls

Dijen Basu QC looks at the broadening scope of claims against the police

If a hedgerow or tree is a risk to motorists, can the landowner be held liable? Cathrine Grubb investigates

How can law firms protect their interests when a key lawyer leaves? David Fisher looks at current law & practice on restrictive covenants

Despite the efforts underway to bring the courts into the 21st century, a wider audit may still be required, says Roger Smith

“Robins is able to offer a holistic account & understanding of the impact of alleged wrongful convictions on those who have been so convicted”

GDPR nice bits; how to meet a LiP; ‘It was me or my wife’; company address changes

Ian Smith tackles ‘no oral variations’ clauses, zero-hour contracts & who qualifies as a ‘worker’

Uphill struggle for May in pushing through EU Withdrawal Bill

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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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