THIS ISSUE
Wills can be witnessed using video conferencing technology, thanks to an emergency COVID-19 executive measure. It defines ‘presence’ in statute for the first time
Narcissism is a common accusation in claims made by separating couples, but it’s actually a complex psychological personality disorder, says David Emmerson, partner, Anthony Gold Solicitors, in this week’s NLJ
In the spirit of Halloween, NLJ columnist Stephen Gold considers the twin horrors of Brexit and COVID-19 in this week's column
Firm adds to private client team
In the light of the coronavirus outbreak, Athelstane Aamodt analyses the approach to managing pandemics across the centuries
With the government retrospectively amending the law to allow for the video-witnessing of wills during the COVID-19 pandemic, is the next step the introduction of dispensing powers & is it a good thing, asks Debra Burton
Dr Lance Eliot reveals what AI Machine Learning brings to the table for the practice of law
Veronica Cowan advocates using technology to innovate in service provision
Ticket touts, inflated prices & misleading information. Alec Samuels revisits the problematic area of resold tickets
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Slater Heelis—Chester office
North West presence strengthened with Chester office launch
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Cooke, Young & Keidan—Elizabeth Meade
Firm grows commercial disputes expertise with partner promotion
CBI South-East Council—Mike Wilson
Blake Morgan managing partner appointed chair of CBI South-East Council
NEWS
The House of Lords has set up a select committee to examine assisted dying, which will delay the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
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
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