News in brief
A genuine and comprehensive Bill of Rights is a distant prospect, says Geoffrey Bindman
Thom Dyke laments a decade of lost opportunities for constitutional reform and legislative change
Jurisdiction and the balance of fairness. David Barry discusses the implications of Bush & Bush
Rob Jones ensures all is not lost in translation
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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
An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ
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
