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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7798

21 June 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

A general sentencing guideline could be introduced to help judges, magistrates, prosecutors and defenders confronted with offences that fall outwith specific guidance

Artificial intelligence (AI) could help resolve the recurring disclosure scandals in criminal cases, Lord Justice Gross has suggested

Alec Samuels shares his reflections on the legal significance of the Jeremy Thorpe case

Blockchain & AI could play role in ensuring access to justice

The life and career of Lady Hale, trailblazing judge and first woman to become a Justice of the Supreme Court and later President of the court, is to be the subject of a children’s book.

Three out of five solicitors at small firms believe the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is acting against their interests on client fees and potentially causing significant risks, according to the 2018 Bellwether Report.

The newly-knighted cross-bench Peer discusses the challenges of A Question of Trust

As a result of the Criminal Finances Act 2017, there are new risks for directors and officers and their insurers. Jonathan Newbold & Marlene Henderson investigate.

Paul Bracewell examines Jallow v Ministry of Defence and the high threshold of the ‘good reason’ test

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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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