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HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) has published a progress report which provides an update on the Ministry of Justice’s overarching evaluation of the HMCTS reform programme.
The United Kingdom Supreme Court (UKSC) has published 2023's Neill Lecture, given by Lord Burrows in February 2023, on seven lessons or insights that can be learnt about the work of a UKSC judge, from inside the UKSC. 
Clare Hughes-Williams & Tom Bedford examine concerns about the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s increasing powers on SLAPPs & economic crime
What would Denning do? David Langwallner reports on frustration by impossibility in modern contract law
Virtual law firm promotes tax and commercial litigator to partner
Lawyers have welcomed the Bar Council of India’s historic decision to allow foreign lawyers and law firms to practise law in India, on a restricted and reciprocal basis.
The next edition of the Green Book will be published by LexisNexis on 31 March.
Partner and associate join clinical negligence team
Two of counsel to be promoted to partnership
Hunters Law strengthens corporate and commercial practice with specialist M&A law partner hire
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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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