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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7676

13 November 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Bank of Cyprus UK Ltd v Menelaou [2015] UKSC 66, [2015] All ER (D) 38 (Nov)

The Supreme Court has tackled the definition of ordinary residence, reports Jennifer Kotilaine

Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd v Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd and another; Bristol Myers Squibb Company and others v Merck & Co Inc and another [2015] EWHC 2973 (Pat), [2015] All ER (D) 07 (Nov)

Tom Morrison returns with a review of the world of information law

First Capital East Ltd v Plana and another [2015] EWHC 2982 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 43 (Nov)

Kirstie Gibson considers the court’s approach to the acquisition of parenthood

Tseitline v Mikhelson and others [2015] EWHC 3065 (Comm), [2015] All ER (D) 252 (Oct)

Harlequin Property (SVG) Ltd and another v Wilkins Kennedy (a firm) [2015] EWHC 3050 (TCC), [2015] All ER (D) 268 (Oct)

Re N (Children) (Adoption: Jurisdiction) [2015] EWCA Civ 1112, [2015] All ER (D) 32 (Nov)

The use of arbitration to resolve construction & engineering disputes is back in fashion, says Martin Burns

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Thackray Williams—Lucy Zhu

Thackray Williams—Lucy Zhu

Dual-qualified partner joins as head of commercial property department

Morgan Lewis—David A. McManus

Morgan Lewis—David A. McManus

Firm announces appointment of next chair

Burges Salmon—Rebecca Wilsker

Burges Salmon—Rebecca Wilsker

Director joins corporate team from the US

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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