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11 October 2013
Issue: 7579 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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David Skinner—Charles Russell LLP

 New partner for corporate & commercial team

Charles Russell LLP has appointed legal IT specialist David Skinner as a partner in the corporate and commercial team. David qualified in 1995 and joins Charles Russell from Radiant Law Limited. He has previously worked for Bird & Bird, Shaw Pittman and Morrison & Foerster LLP. David has represented both customers and suppliers in complex technology transactions and is noted for his expertise in pricing, governance and service levels.

Issue: 7579 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Caroline Pope & Bob Maynard

Gateley Legal—Caroline Pope & Bob Maynard

Construction team bolstered by hire of senior consultant duo

Switalskis—four appointments

Switalskis—four appointments

Firm expands residential conveyancing team with quadruple appointment

mfg Solicitors—Claire Pope

mfg Solicitors—Claire Pope

Private client team welcomes senior associatein Worcester

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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