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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7333

07 August 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

Road safety

Lawyers can play a key role in developing greener leases, says Susan Bright

The growth of interest in property derivatives should not be a surprise, say Andrew Petersen and Gordon Peery

News in brief

Proceeds of crime

Geoffrey Bindman warns against complacency about human rights…at home and abroad

Stamp duty is crying out for reform, says Gillian Charlesworth

COSTS—ORDER FOR COSTS— ADMIRALTY COURT

Chaos will follow if police forces are allowed to rip up the rule book, says Professor Michael Zander QC

Legal news

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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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