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For many participants in a family dispute, almost any alternative is better than ending up in court. Caroline Bowden hopes the government will succeed in getting this message across

The UK is to become a party to the Singapore Convention on Mediation—what does this mean? Henrietta Jackson-Stops & Rebecca Attree set out next steps & implications

Family law specialist, solicitor-advocate and commentator David Burrows looks back at his 50 years in family law, in this week’s NLJ. What’s changed? And how does the reality of some of those changes differ from what was originally envisaged? What could be improved?

In a very special article, David Burrows marks half a century at the coalface: has anything changed for the better?

Family lawyers have queried the value of compulsory mediation, following government proposals to make it a prerequisite to the family courts.

On 28 September 2022, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, gave the John Cornwell Lecture 2022 to the Family Mediation Association Conference (FMAC).

MoJ to follow in Canada’s footsteps with mandatory mediation

Ysella Jago Dispute Resolution Senior Specialist, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, explains how ADR is speeding up UK’s digital connectivity

Solicitors have welcomed the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ’s) decision to invest an additional £1.3m into the family mediation voucher scheme, but reiterated calls for legal aid funding to be restored

Norman Hartnell discusses the current delays in court & how mediation could help relieve the situation

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Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

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Air law landmark marks 80 years

LexisNexis will mark the 80th anniversary of Shawcross and Beaumont on Air Law with a live podcast exploring the evolution of aviation law from the Chicago Convention to the challenges facing modern aerospace, taking place on Tuesday 29 September

Harmony Christian Ministries benefits from latest AlphaBiolabs Giving Back donation

Harmony Christian Ministries is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative

NLJ this week: The price of persistence

Indemnity costs remain exceptional, but parties cannot ignore a case that deteriorates around them. In Lawrence v Associated Newspapers, Mr Justice Nicklin ordered the claimants to pay indemnity costs after finding their conduct, viewed cumulatively, fell ‘well outside the norm’

NLJ this week: Public law in motion

Public law is in flux following reversals and robust appellate intervention, according to the latest public law update by the team at HSFK for NLJ

NLJ this week: Battle for the brain

Neurotechnology is turning the human mind into an operational domain, exposing gaps in the laws of war

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Mediation

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton