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Firm boosts corporate and commercial practice with asset and aviation finance partner hire
With growing numbers of crypto disputes hitting the courts in the Caribbean, Grant Carroll examines the latest power to be added to a liquidator’s arsenal
Mark Solon stresses the importance of experts knowing & following the rules
Dominic Regan recounts some unfortunate tales of those who have (inadvertently or not) found themselves in an awkward situation
Disputes boutique bolsters international arbitration offering with double appointment
Thames Valley firm appoints new marketing manager
Small progress in some areas and none in others is the conclusion of the latest statistics on judicial diversity, published last week by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
Deighton Pierce Glynn has won Legal Aid Firm of the Year at this year’s Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards (LALYs) for its work supporting former Ministry of Defence interpreters in Afghanistan at risk from Taliban reprisals.
Breaking down career barriers for CILEX lawyers and helping to bring about cultural and attitudinal changes in the workplace will be the priorities of CILEX president, Emma Davies.
The InterLaw Diversity Forum launched the latest phase of its research project this week, looking at workplace culture, job satisfaction and job security in the legal sector through the perspectives of social mobility, race and ethnicity, LGBTQ+ identity, disability, sex and other characteristics.
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Partner joins commercial property team in Taunton office

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

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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