THIS ISSUE
Internal promotions boost Real Estate & Construction practice
William Gibson on how an unsuccessful, widely-reported prosecution proved to be an unbeatable marketing tool
Richard Raban-Williams & John Doherty review an innovative attempt to challenge Shell’s climate change policies
Edward Blakeney & Fern Schofield on the pitfalls of returning deposits by cheque
Roger Smith reports on politics on the edge
Michelle de Kluyver, Nichola Peters & Harriet Territt discuss whether the Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Bill creates a new breed of corporate criminal liability in the UK
Could India match or even exceed Singapore’s rise in the arbitration space? Saurabh Bhagotra investigates
Rona Epstein & Hugh Williams report on the background & history of sentencing a parent of dependent children
Situations vacant; Revised CPR forms; Enforcement fees to rise; Child report crisis; Social landlords watch out; Fighting against divorce
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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
Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team
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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