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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7604

02 May 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

"Fault lines" identified in war against banks

Roger Smith looks at three issues that expose inconsistencies by the Lord Chancellor

Just how easy is it in practice to apply the principle of compensation, asks Ed Heaton

Sarah Crowther examines practical guidance for assessing PI damages under a foreign law

The decision in Coventry v Lawrence cannot be ignored, says Andrew Francis

The Court of Appeal has provided important authority on the scope of litigation privilege, says Leonie Parkin

 

Robert Postlethwaite looks at alternatives to traditional partnership & LLP ownership

 

Ashworth and others v Royal National Theatre [2014] EWHC 1176 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 171 (Apr)

"Dementia law therefore continues to be in a state of flux but this book provides an authoritative overview of the current state of play"

"This edition should have a place in every practitioner’s library"

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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
Plans to divert thousands more criminal cases to the magistrates’ courts by increasing magistrates’ sentencing powers are ‘high risk’ at a time when the magistrates’ backlog has risen to an all-time high, Bar Council chair Kirsty Brimelow KC has warned
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
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