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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7809

21 September 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Lord Denning was a unique personality who left an indelible mark on English law; but there was more than one side to his character, says Geoffrey Bindman QC

Innovation, simplification & automation: how tmgroup is embracing the new digital Local Land Charges Register

Veronica Cowan puts the relationship between conveyancing solicitors & professional indemnity insurers under the spotlight

Rawdon Crozier examines the challenges of modern leasehold conveyancing

Vijay Ganapathy rounds up some critical cases on vicarious liability, damages for fear, independent contractors & causation

Nicola Tager writes on the legal & practical complexities of establishing parity in parental leave

Deal or no deal, government promises Brexit won’t affect workplace rights: Charles Pigott examines the evidence

It is time for ministers to join the judiciary in recognising the realities of family life in 2018, says Graeme Fraser

Government proposals include an end to fault-based divorce

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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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