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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7686

12 February 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Costs lawyer warns commercial legal services clients are wising up to increasing costs

Ogelegbanwei (for himself and on behalf of the Oporoza community) and 52 others v President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and others [2016] EWHC 8 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 138 (Jan)

Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Incorporated and another [2016] EWCA Civ 23, [2016] All ER (D) 185 (Jan)

Rebecca Dix reports on government attempts to tackle escalating cyber-crime

Youssef v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2016] UKSC 3, [2016] All ER (D) 209 (Jan)

North Yorkshire County Council and another v MAG and another [2016] EWCOP 5, [2016] All ER (D) 148 (Jan)

A small earthquake…or just business as usual? Steve Evans reports on the impact of Ilott v Mitson

David Mitchell examines the implications of extending associative discrimination in the Chez case

When a dissolved company is restored what happens to its former property, asks Benjamin Caswell

Finance and Business Training Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2016] EWCA Civ 7, [2016] All ER (D) 136 (Jan)

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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
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
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?
In this week’s NLJ, Fred Philpott, Gough Square Chambers, invites us to imagine there was no statutory limitation. What would that world be like?
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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