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Solicitors have urged the government to open a planned resettlement scheme for Afghans at risk, following pleas for help from judges, lawyers and prosecutors in fear for their lives under Taliban rule

Solicitor and CEDR mediator Tony Allen concludes his four-part series on the future of litigation, in this week’s NLJ. The dynamics of dispute resolution are changing, with the focus firmly on resolution rather than litigation, but could the courts, post-Halsey, have the power to order parties to attend mediation or some other form of dispute resolution?

Devonshires strengthens corporate & governance team

Fresh from a landmark victory in the Supreme Court, Farhan Farani explains why he believes in the strength of skill and will, and why, if a career in law hadn’t been his destiny, he’d be a media hotshot

 

There is still time to submit your entries for the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2022, with entries closing on Friday 26 November

Half of all legal professionals think the pandemic has been detrimental to their career, with many now looking for new roles, research has found

Pro bono practitioners reveal what their work means to them & share top tips to encourage others to take the pro bono plunge

John Gould examines the troubling implications for privacy & the rule of law when vast swathes of information are released in the name of transparency

"A wonderful story. Wonderfully gifted, Lady Hale saw her opportunities and she took them. She has made a difference and inspired others to do so too"

Writing in NLJ this week, John Gould, partner at Russell-Cooke, tackles the ‘offshore problem’ of tax havens, asking searching questions about the release of the Pandora Papers, Paradise Papers and Panama Papers