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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7425

06 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of Smith) v Secretary of State for Defence and another [2010] UKSC 29, [2010] All ER (D) 261 (Jun)

Fiddes v Channel Four Television Corporation and others [2010] EWCA Civ 730, [2010] All ER (D) 248 (Jun)

Joe Reevy explains how to knock spots off the online competition

Costa Kypre examines the complications of cross-border disclosure

High Court ruling in pilots’ litigation spells out employer obligations

Civil rights lawyers have reacted with dismay to the Supreme Court ruling that the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) does not apply to soldiers serving abroad.

Legislation surrounding the tagging of prisoners on release has come in for heavy criticism in the Supreme Court.

“Significant in-roads” made in legal complaints handling

In-house legal teams lead the profession in ensuring a fairer deal for women and ethnic minorities.

Lord Justice Thorpe has called for international consensus on the laws concerning relocation of children.

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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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