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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7547

06 January 2013
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Hill Dickinson LLP, has announced it is to open an office in Monte Carlo.

Groundbreaking case for men who father children with lesbian couples

High Court allows Jewish couple to divorce following arbitration in religious court

RTA portal plans "should be put on hold until 2014"

"Knowledge gap" between private practice lawyers & their clients

Pensions reforms will not impact a significant number of the judiciary

Tougher test for expert witnesses

SRA confirms fee will remain unchanged

Will plan fill gap left by legal aid cuts?

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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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