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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7701

03 June 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Donna Goldsworthy & Andrew Kasapis consider the role of an expert in commercial litigation & banking case

Colm Nugent considers when an unsafe structure does not trigger the landlord’s duty to repair

R (on the application of British American Tobacco Ltd and others) v Secretary of State for Health; R (on the application of Philip Morris Brands SARL and others) v Secretary of State for Health; R (on the application of JT International SA and another) v Secretary of State for Health; and other applications [2016] EWHC 1169 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 143 (May)

Jonathan Herring investigates what behaviour amounts to harassment

Barron MP and others v Collins MEP [2016] EWHC 1166 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 156 (May)

Mark Solon examines new expert witness guidance from the Supreme Court

Linda Monaci & Flora Wood examine the approach to applying malingering diagnostic criteria in cases involving head injury

In the second of two articles, Nicholas Bevan explains why he believes the MIB is liable for defects in the Road Traffic Act

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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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