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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7837

19 April 2019
IN THIS ISSUE

Eoin O’Shea reflects on the significance of the House of Lords’ recommendations in relation to taking bribery prevention to the next level

How can mental capacity be assessed in the online sphere? Laura Davidson examines two recent rulings in the Court of Protection

Sally Anne Blackmore considers Canary Wharf v EMA: would Brexit frustrate a lease granted to the EMA?

No fault default; unqualified DisSERVICE; stamping out; Bingo caller falls asleep.

“The contributors number 25 which demonstrates the breadth of the work. It is extraordinary. Both the civil & criminal aspects of each topic are tackled”

Partly excellent, partly abysmal? Jon Robins reports on the work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission

Dean Armstrong QC looks ahead & shares some predictions for the future of cyber litigation

Adopting a ‘digital first strategy’ will help firms stay competitive, says Rosanna Woods

Proposed changes could be ‘final straw’ for private landlords
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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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