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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7782

22 February 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Giles Eyre & Dr Linda Monaci discuss vulnerable individuals & the Mental Capacity Act 2005

HMRC antidote; Hug a claims management co.; 94th CPR update

This week, Michael Zander considers retained EU law & modified powers

In the second of a two-part series on possession claims, Gavin Bennison considers occupation of part

David Burrows reviews the new rule in family proceedings covering evidence given by children & ‘vulnerable’ persons

Smears, complaints, abuse…it seems all’s fair in love, war & litigation, but where will it all end, asks Khawar Qureshi QC

The latest pre-action protocol for debt claims creates extra hoops for creditors to navigate, says Peter Thompson QC

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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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