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Peter Thompson KC

King's Counsel

Peter Thompson KC, general editor, Civil Court Practice (The Green Book)

King's Counsel

Peter Thompson KC, general editor, Civil Court Practice (The Green Book)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
Lockdown laws from a loving perspective, by Peter Thompson QC
Peter Thompson QC questions the reasoning behind recent changes to the statement of truth

The small claims system is too complicated for non-lawyers & needs simplifying, says Peter Thompson QC

Peter Thompson QC reports from the front line on the challenges of litigating by proxy

The latest pre-action protocol for debt claims creates extra hoops for creditors to navigate, says Peter Thompson QC

There should be no hiding place for internet trolls, insists Peter Thompson QC

Letter to the editor

Peter Thompson QC contends that setting aside a default judgment should be a free service

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Thackray Williams—Lucy Zhu

Thackray Williams—Lucy Zhu

Dual-qualified partner joins as head of commercial property department

Morgan Lewis—David A. McManus

Morgan Lewis—David A. McManus

Firm announces appointment of next chair

Burges Salmon—Rebecca Wilsker

Burges Salmon—Rebecca Wilsker

Director joins corporate team from the US

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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