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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7837

19 April 2019
IN THIS ISSUE

Eoin O’Shea reflects on the significance of the House of Lords’ recommendations in relation to taking bribery prevention to the next level

How can mental capacity be assessed in the online sphere? Laura Davidson examines two recent rulings in the Court of Protection

Sally Anne Blackmore considers Canary Wharf v EMA: would Brexit frustrate a lease granted to the EMA?

No fault default; unqualified DisSERVICE; stamping out; Bingo caller falls asleep.

“The contributors number 25 which demonstrates the breadth of the work. It is extraordinary. Both the civil & criminal aspects of each topic are tackled”

Partly excellent, partly abysmal? Jon Robins reports on the work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission

Dean Armstrong QC looks ahead & shares some predictions for the future of cyber litigation

Adopting a ‘digital first strategy’ will help firms stay competitive, says Rosanna Woods

Proposed changes could be ‘final straw’ for private landlords
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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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