Ian McDougall
President
Ian McDougall is president of the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation (Lexisnexisrolfoundation.org). Newlawjournal.co.uk
President
Ian McDougall is president of the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation (Lexisnexisrolfoundation.org). Newlawjournal.co.uk
Ian McDougall on the dangers of blurred lines between counsel & cause
The billable hour rewarded time over talent & sacrifice over sustainability. Good riddance, says Ian McDougall
Is sheer panic & confusion driving the push to regulate artificial intelligence? Ian McDougall highlights the folly of legislating for something that doesn’t exist
From the Turing Test to closed AI models, Ian McDougall sets out what lawyers need to know about AI
Ian McDougall ponders the future of the legal profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach
Partner joins commercial property team in Taunton office
Farrer & Co—Richard Lane
Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner
Bird & Bird—Sue McLean
Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner
NEWS
What safeguards apply when trust corporations are appointed as deputy by the Court of Protection?
Disputing parties are expected to take part in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), where this is suitable for their case. At what point, however, does refusing to participate cross the threshold of ‘unreasonable’ and attract adverse costs consequences?
When it comes to free legal advice, demand massively outweighs supply. 'Millions of people are excluded from access to justice as they don’t have anywhere to turn for free advice—or don’t know that they can ask for help,' Bhavini Bhatt, development director at the Access to Justice Foundation, writes in this week's NLJ
When an ex-couple is deciding who gets what in the divorce or civil partnership dissolution, when is it appropriate for a third party to intervene? David Burrows, NLJ columnist and solicitor advocate, considers this thorny issue in this week’s NLJ
NLJ's latest Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week’s issue
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