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England & Wales is the world’s leading legal centre for arbitration & commercial dispute resolution, while English law governs trillions of pounds worth of international deals, according to a report

Public funding for justice has fallen by more than one-fifth in 13 years, Bar Council-commissioned research has shown
Neil Parpworth on why maiden speeches in the House of Commons are a continuing unnecessary distraction

With hundreds of newbies occupying the green benches, Westminster has been treated to a torrent of maiden speeches

A report by the Bar Council and Access to Justice Foundation into the value of free specialist legal advice has identified huge potential savings for the government

Civil rights group JUSTICE has launched the latest edition of its Law for Lawmakers guide, due to land on MPs' desks this week
Michael Zander KC on Trump v United States
When are witnesses in public inquiries compelled to participate? Nick Wrightson explores this often-delicate issue
The worlds of law and politics collide where public inquiries take place

Planning and employment law reform took top billing in the King’s Speech, among an ambitious agenda of more than 35 bills

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.

DWF—Stephen Webb

DWF—Stephen Webb

Partner and head of national planning team appointed

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire

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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