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Martin Burns

Head of research & development

Martin Burns, head of research & development, RICS Dispute Resolution Services (www.rics.org/drs)

Head of research & development

Martin Burns, head of research & development, RICS Dispute Resolution Services (www.rics.org/drs)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Dispute resolution is dead, long live dispute avoidance, says Martin Burns

Courts are taking a positive step towards supporting mediation, says Martin Burns

Martin Burns examines key challenges & new ways forward in the construction sector

Martin Burns explains hot-tubbing & how it helps judges decide cases

 

Martin Burns provides five important factors to consider when instructing an expert witness (or acting as one)

Martin Burns offers a guide to identifying conflicts of interest in dispute resolution

Martin Burns highlights the benefits of appointing a commercial mediator

Martin Burns provides top tips for commercial mediators

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Partner joinscorporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Firm strengthens children department with adoption and surrogacy expert

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Graham Green

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Graham Green

Media and technology expert joins employment team as partner in Cambridge

NEWS
Freezing orders in divorce proceedings can unexpectedly ensnare third parties and disrupt businesses. In NLJ this week, Lucy James of Trowers & Hamlins explains how these orders—dubbed a ‘nuclear weapon’—preserve assets but can extend far beyond spouses to companies and business partners 
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified that ‘rent’ must be monetary—excluding tenants paid in labour from statutory protection. In this week's NLJ, James Naylor explains Garraway v Phillips, where a tenant worked two days a week instead of paying rent
Thousands more magistrates are to be recruited, under a major shake-up to speed up and expand the hiring process
Three men wrongly imprisoned for a combined 77 years have been released—yet received ‘not a penny’ in compensation, exposing deep flaws in the justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Jon Robins reports on Justin Plummer, Oliver Campbell and Peter Sullivan, whose convictions collapsed amid discredited forensics, ‘oppressive’ police interviews and unreliable ‘cell confessions’
A quiet month for employment cases still delivers key legal clarifications. In his latest Employment Law Brief for NLJ, Ian Smith reports that whistleblowing protection remains intact even where disclosures are partly self-serving, provided the worker reasonably believes they serve the ‘public interest’ 
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