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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8060

23 February 2024
IN THIS ISSUE
Family court backlogs & divvying up the family silver Premium Content
Despite the 2022 reforms, separating couples may wait years for financial remedy proceedings to be concluded. Catherine Doherty Montanaro considers the implications
23 February 2024 / Catherine Doherty Montanaro
Duchy of Lancaster: Of princes, palatinates & privileges Premium Content

Pictured: Lancaster Castle gatehouse, with John of Gaunt statue

Michael L Nash examines the hereditary revenues of King Charles III, Duke of Lancaster

23 February 2024 / Michael L Nash
HMP Wandsworth: Illegal conditions? Premium Content
Conditions at HMP Wandsworth are ‘unsafe’ and ‘inhuman’, says a recent report. But are they in breach of the ECHR, Art 3? Steve Foster considers the evidence
23 February 2024 / Steve Foster
Summary judgment: a shortcut to justice? Premium Content
Summary judgment gets us there faster, but the slow route delivers better justice, says Dr Anil Balan. Is it time for clearer guidelines?
23 February 2024 / Dr Anil Balan
Post-PACCAR: truckloads of litigation-funding developments Premium Content
Joseph Evans & Simon Heatley talk PACCAR, PlayStation & the Post Office—and what’s further down the road for litigation funding
23 February 2024 / Joseph Evans / Simon Heatley
Judicial independence: A warning from America Premium Content
Do we want a written constitution? Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC sees a problem
23 February 2024 / Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC
Law digests: 23 February 2024 Premium Content
23 February 2024
Navigating office returns & rebellions Premium Content
Nathan Peart explores the challenge of encouraging workers back to the office
23 February 2024 / Nathan Peart
International arbitration: top three trends Premium Content
Thomas Snider & Dalal Alhouti analyse the most significant factors affecting arbitration right now
23 February 2024 / Thomas Snider / Dalal Alhouti
NLJ this week: ESG, AI & digital disputes trending in international arbitration

In this week’s NLJ, Thomas Snider, partner, and Dalal Alhouti, knowledge development lawyer, at Charles Russell Speechlys, pick the most significant factors currently affecting this competitive field

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NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

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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

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Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team

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Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment

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King sets out Starmer’s legislative agenda
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
Decision on divorce & domicile

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

Early disclosure has not met its goals, lawyers say
Reforms to the disclosure regime in the business and property courts have not achieved their objectives, lawyers have warned
Guarding courts from the hazards of AI
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
Reforms to inquest fees under consultation
Ministers have proposed bringing inquest work under a single fee scheme for legal help and advocacy legal aid work
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