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Roger Smith admires the legal aid administration north of the border

Criminal legal aid solicitors across England and Wales were divided on whether to take direct action this week over new contract terms.

Does lack of clarity in the legal aid scheme prevent access to justice, asks David Burrows

David Greene is wary of the new Lord Chancellor

Does the legal profession prioritise access to justice for all, asks Dale Timson

What impact will the new Lord Chancellor have on the UK justice system, asks Jon Robins

Legal aid may be a tiny backwater of our public services but it holds the key to access to justice, as Jon Robins explains

Steve Hynes examines the policies political parties are offering the electorate on access to justice & legal aid

Jon Robins takes issue with the corporate aspect of the largely well-intentioned Manifesto for Justice

Jon Robins laments the foreseeable consequences of the MoJ’s legal aid vanishing act

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

Nikki Bowker, head of litigation and dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team

DWF—Chris Air

DWF—Chris Air

Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment

NEWS
The High Court’s refusal to recognise a prolific sperm donor as a child’s legal parent has highlighted the risks of informal conception arrangements, according to Liam Hurren, associate at Kingsley Napley, in NLJ this week
The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur may have settled questions around litigation supervision, but the profession should not simply ‘move on’, argues Jennifer Coupland, CEO of CILEX, in this week's NLJ
A simple phrase like ‘subject to references’ may not protect employers as much as they think. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, analyses recent employment cases showing how conditional job offers can still create binding contracts

An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ

Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ
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