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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7358

26 February 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Victoria von Wachter analyses the complex principles of discrimination

RB (Algeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] UKHL 10

In the hope of writing off loans, many people are being exploited by case management companies, says Rodney Gardner

Nationwide Building Society v Dunlop Haywards Ltd and Cobbetts (a firm) [2009] EWHC 254 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 189 (Feb)

Post Intel, how well protected are well-known trade marks? Hamish Porter & Louisa Albertini report

Couzens v T McGee & Co Ltd (now McGee Group Ltd) [2009] EWCA Civ 95, [2009] All ER (D) 191 (Feb)

Family

Austin v Southwark London Borough Council [2009] EWCA Civ 66, [2009] All ER (D) 145 (Feb)

Seldon v Clarkson Wright & Jakes [2009] All ER (D) 180 (Feb

Re P [2009] EWHC 163 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 160 (Feb)

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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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