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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7569

19 July 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Can we save the rule of law, asks Geoffrey Bindman QC

The Soho sex shop case highlights the need for an urgent review of the licensing fee regime, says Philip Kolvin QC

Employers must get their social media policies in order, say Chris Bryden & Michael Salter

When is it appropriate for the courts to draw adverse inferences? Daniel Lightman & Emma Hargreaves report post-Prest

Without prejudice, legislative obit, mum's the word & child support facelift

Kapri v The Lord Advocate representing The Government of the Republic of Albania [2013] UKSC 48, [2013] All ER (D) 123 (Jul)

Dhar v National Office of the Public Prosecution Service the Netherlands [2012] EWHC 697 (Admin), [2012] All ER (D) 249 (Mar)

MF v London Borough of Brent and others [2013] EWHC 1838 (Fam), [2013] All ER (D) 99 (Jul)

R (on the application of Adesina and others) v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2013] EWCA Civ 818, [2013] All ER (D) 112 (Jul)

Sukhoruchkin and others v Van Bekestein and others [2013] EWHC 1993 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 150 (Jul)

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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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