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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7796

08 June 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Don’t underestimate the value of a no oral modification clause, say Donald Lambert & Andrea Nicholls

Dijen Basu QC looks at the broadening scope of claims against the police

If a hedgerow or tree is a risk to motorists, can the landowner be held liable? Cathrine Grubb investigates

How can law firms protect their interests when a key lawyer leaves? David Fisher looks at current law & practice on restrictive covenants

Despite the efforts underway to bring the courts into the 21st century, a wider audit may still be required, says Roger Smith

“Robins is able to offer a holistic account & understanding of the impact of alleged wrongful convictions on those who have been so convicted”

GDPR nice bits; how to meet a LiP; ‘It was me or my wife’; company address changes

Ian Smith tackles ‘no oral variations’ clauses, zero-hour contracts & who qualifies as a ‘worker’

Uphill struggle for May in pushing through EU Withdrawal Bill

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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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