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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7809

21 September 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Lord Denning was a unique personality who left an indelible mark on English law; but there was more than one side to his character, says Geoffrey Bindman QC

Innovation, simplification & automation: how tmgroup is embracing the new digital Local Land Charges Register

Veronica Cowan puts the relationship between conveyancing solicitors & professional indemnity insurers under the spotlight

Rawdon Crozier examines the challenges of modern leasehold conveyancing

Vijay Ganapathy rounds up some critical cases on vicarious liability, damages for fear, independent contractors & causation

Nicola Tager writes on the legal & practical complexities of establishing parity in parental leave

Deal or no deal, government promises Brexit won’t affect workplace rights: Charles Pigott examines the evidence

It is time for ministers to join the judiciary in recognising the realities of family life in 2018, says Graeme Fraser

Government proposals include an end to fault-based divorce

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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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