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Global meltdown presents practitioners with a great opportunity for ADR, says James Pirrie

Part 1: Mediation or expert determination? Emma Sadler considers the alternatives to litigation

Roger Smith assesses civil justice reform at home and abroad
 

Will new guidelines improve the international arbitration process? Roger Hopkins investigates

Political and judicial support for mediation is increasing, says Steven Friel

Small value claims in cross-border disputes should soon be more cost-effective, says Pablo Cortes

Baria Ahmed looks at the many functions the expert can fulfil in ADR

As ADR usage increases, Tony Allen explains the steps needed to ensure mediation confidentiality

Do reality-testing, risk analysis and evaluation offer a new model for co-mediation? asks Tony Allen

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—Michael Conway

Birketts—Michael Conway

IP partner joins team in Bristol to lead branding and trade marks practice

Blake Morgan—Daniel Church

Blake Morgan—Daniel Church

Succession and tax team welcomes partner inLondon

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec

Firm appoints senior associate to lead Manchester city centre team

NEWS
Ministers’ proposals to raise funds by seizing interest on lawyers’ client account schemes could ‘cause firms to close’, solicitors have warned
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
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