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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7393

10 November 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Efficient planning will save time and minimise costs, says Tracey Stretton

Nicholson v Grainger plc and others [2009] All ER (D) 59 (Nov), UKEAT/0219/09/ZT

Southern Pacific Mortgage Ltd v Heath [2009] EWCA Civ 1135, [2009] All ER (D) 77 (Nov)

FR Lurssen Werft GmbH & Co KG v Halle [2009] EWHC 2607 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 33 (Nov)

Barristers should stop calling themselves a “referral profession”, Anthony Spaeight QC controversially told delegates at the annual Bar Conference in London last week.

Eversheds and manufacturing giant Tyco have agreed to extend their groundbreaking “sole provider” agreement for a further two years.

Economic pressure leads to cut in product development & “borrowing” of competitor designs

Protection from discrimination may be afforded to certain, genuine beliefs

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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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