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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7829

22 February 2019
IN THIS ISSUE

It’s time for lawyers to contribute to the debate on confidentiality agreements, says Juliet Carp

Andrew Wilkinson considers the pros & cons of embracing 21st century technology

Pt 1: In the wake of the home secretary’s approval of revised rules on conferring by police officers in writing up their post-event accounts, David Wolchover & Anthony Heaton-Armstrong focus on the issues at the heart of the debate

Nullity goes up; legal aid cuts no ice; homicide in Court of Appeal.

Why are expert witnesses stopping work? Mark Solon reports

Martin Burns reflects on the ever-changing role & duties of the expert witness

George Sim looks at the ways in which a forensic accountant can add value

Decades-old miscarriages of justice scandals have ramifications which echo into the present day, says Jon Robins
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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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