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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7834

29 March 2019
IN THIS ISSUE

David Greene lays out the (possible) next steps for Brexit, democracy & the country

Scott Taylor considers the appropriate use of ‘standstill’ agreements in claims for financial provision

How does testamentary freedom fit into recent decisions in 1975 Act claims? Constance McDonnell QC explains

Bethan Walsh reviews the changes to the automatic disqualification rules for trustees

Ruth Mullen reports on a lacklustre response to the plight of migrant women who suffer domestic violence—the draft Domestic Abuse Bill

It’s time for law firms to take the next step in charitable giving, says George Wilkinson

Westminster model of politics is straining under pressure of Brexit 
Without targets, diversity among judiciary will be slow
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

CBI South-East Council—Mike Wilson

CBI South-East Council—Mike Wilson

Blake Morgan managing partner appointed chair of CBI South-East Council

Birketts—Phillippa O’Neill

Birketts—Phillippa O’Neill

Commercial dispute resolution team welcomes partner in Cambridge

Charles Russell Speechlys—Matthew Griffin

Charles Russell Speechlys—Matthew Griffin

Firm strengthens international funds capability with senior hire

NEWS
The proposed £11bn redress scheme following the Supreme Court’s motor finance rulings is analysed in this week’s NLJ by Fred Philpott of Gough Square Chambers
In this week's issue, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist and former district judge, surveys another eclectic fortnight in procedure. With humour and humanity, he reminds readers that beneath the procedural dust, the law still changes lives
Generative AI isn’t the villain of the courtroom—it’s the misunderstanding of it that’s dangerous, argues Dr Alan Ma of Birmingham City University and the Birmingham Law Society in this week's NLJ
James Naylor of Naylor Solicitors dissects the government’s plan to outlaw upward-only rent review (UORR) clauses in new commercial leases under Schedule 31 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, in this week's NLJ. The reform, he explains, marks a seismic shift in landlord-tenant power dynamics: rents will no longer rise inexorably, and tenants gain statutory caps and procedural rights
Writing in NLJ this week, James Harrison and Jenna Coad of Penningtons Manches Cooper chart the Privy Council’s demolition of the long-standing ‘shareholder rule’ in Jardine Strategic v Oasis Investments
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