William Gibson
Freelance writer
William Gibson is a freelance feature writer
Freelance writer
William Gibson is a freelance feature writer
With angry farmers hitting the headlines, William Gibson recalls an earlier story of rural revolt & how justice was finally served
Secretive talks, tense negotiations & an ultimatum narrowly averted tragedy, writes William Gibson
William Gibson on how an unsuccessful, widely-reported prosecution proved to be an unbeatable marketing tool
William Gibson explains how a high-society pool party brought down a government
Who would believe a granite outcrop in Dartmoor to be one of the oldest seats of English law in the country? William Gibson charts the pre-Norman origins of the tinners’ parliament of Crockern Tor
Did Richard Beeching deserve the public vitriol he attracted for the closure of the railways? William Gibson examines the impact of the swingeing 1960s cuts
William Gibson discusses how the current barristers’ strike is attracting attention to legal fees—again
William Gibson charts the history of the law firm merger & reflects on the bold move which started it all
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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