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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7867

06 December 2019
IN THIS ISSUE
Dominic Regan toasts the year with the best bottles & seasonal stocking-stuffers this Christmas
Karishma Paroha outlines FOIL’s response to the Law Commissions’ joint consultation on automated vehicles
Veronica Cowan explains why the failure to engage with cyber attack prevention is an unnecessary gamble
As part of an occasional series on views from across Europe on the UK’s possible exit from the EU, Dr Stephan Ebner reports in from Germany
I’m a celebrity, but don’t get my private information out of here! Jeremy Clarke-Williams & Nilly Tabatabai report (Pt 1)
The ‘Autumn Uprising’: a public assembly or assemblies? Neil Parpworth investigates
Keith Wilding explains the difference Law Centres make to individual lives
Vanessa Friend provides a practical approach to international child relocation cases
In the run-up to next week’s election, Jon Robins focuses on the parlous state of our justice system
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—Chris Air

DWF—Chris Air

Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment

Dorsey & Whitney—Mark Churchman

Dorsey & Whitney—Mark Churchman

Private equity specialist joins as partner in London

Haynes Boone—Philipp Kurek

Haynes Boone—Philipp Kurek

International arbitration practice bolstered by London partner hire

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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