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Hands off companies; Hands off stock; Hands off house; Feet up for divorce

Pt 36 is juicy: official; New debt moratoria; Waking up to a mistake; Beware whiplash reforms; Prepare for higher court fees

Evictions repossessed; DJs rule, OK!; Insolvency traps; Default notice rewrite; Family agreement enforcement

NLJ columnist DDJ Stephen Gold turns detective this week to uncover the going rates for silks, ex-judges and solicitors in the flourishing market of family law arbitration

Family Arbs: the likely bill; Human Rights alive; Champers with water for tenants; Fit and proper on the pitch

In the spirit of Halloween, NLJ columnist Stephen Gold considers the twin horrors of Brexit and COVID-19 in this week's column

Double whammy in Family; Time to forfeit; Cannibalism at GRO; Probate Overridden; Low-value highs

Ditching SJE principles; Fast tribunal listing in employment; Oral exam docs not for show; What the Judge ordered

The fate of a single joint expert, an attempt to relieve the pressure on employment tribunals, and the secrecy of judgment debtors occupy the mind of DDJ Stephen Gold in his Civil Way column this week

Winding down; Taxman to retake priority; Possessions: very latest; Mauve is in

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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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

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NLJ this week: Policing the safeguards when appointing trust corporations

What safeguards apply when trust corporations are appointed as deputy by the Court of Protection?

NLJ this week: What the court considers when assessing refusal of ADR

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?

NLJ this week: Finding innovative ways to fund the justice gap

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

NLJ this week: Two’s company, but three’s a crowd in financial provision cases

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

Charities Appeals Supplement: March 2026

NLJ's latest Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week’s issue

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Civil way

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean