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If the essence of a contentious business agreement is certainty, why are we still confused? Victoria Morrison-Hughes

Neil Parpworth traces the history of the constitutional & controversial device that enables MPs to resign

Section 62A: Joel Semakula & David Poole track the pros & cons of taking this alternative route to securing planning permission

Catherine Cain, senior solicitor at Which?, on why AI can’t replace the human touch

Charlotte Andrews explores the limits of LASPO 2012’s family categories & the role of exceptional case funding in inquests

Bhavul Haria & Daniel Sheehan explain why serious disclosure failures did not end hundreds of former players’ brain injury claims

Harry Hatwell pitches in on unstable wedding venues & the right to a price reduction

Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs, examines the role of expert interpretation in providing fair, accurate hair drug and alcohol test results for family proceedings

Masood Ahmed & Dr Lal Akhter unscramble a case of suppliers, hens & the Lion Code

Case study with Dr Russell Keenan, Director of the Expert Witness Gateway

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Haynes Boone—Louise Woods

Haynes Boone expands global capabilities with addition of Louise Woods as chair of international disputes

DWF—John Gilfedder

DWF strengthens Global Risks practice with strategic hire of aviation partner in London

Shakespeare Martineau—10 newly qualified solicitors

Shakespeare Martineau appoints newly qualified solicitors

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NLJ this week: Parliament’s curious exit

MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting

NLJ this week: Family ties count

A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals

NLJ this week: Thirlwall inquiry’s unfinished business

The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice

NLJ this week: Planning’s direct route

Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

NLJ this week: The cost of uncertainty

When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Louise Woods

DWF—John Gilfedder

Shakespeare Martineau—10 newly qualified solicitors