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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7838

03 May 2019
IN THIS ISSUE

With an uncertain number of costs challenges on the horizon, Dominic Regan’s advice: explain everything to the client or suffer the consequences

Dominic Bright provides an overview of the challenges & consequences of the government’s move to end ‘no-fault’ evictions

What if you advise your client to pursue arbitration, only for them to receive an unfavourable result? Amy Fox weighs up the pros & cons of arbitration in family cases

Michael Zander considers the extremely controversial EU (Withdrawal) (No 5) Bill

What constitutes a ‘good reason’ to depart from a costs budget? Simon Gibbs examines the evidence

LETS not bother; pilot flies wide; blow for estate agents

What are the benefits of the alternative business structure, & is it right for you? Michael Burne provides a rundown of the ABS route

Geoffrey Bindman provides an insider’s perspective on a claim of judicial bias

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Maryam Syed KC, Church Court Chambers

NLJ Career Profile: Maryam Syed KC, Church Court Chambers

From childhood dreams of the Bar to some of the country's most challenging cases, Maryam Syed KC explains why she has never stopped standing up for others

DAC Beachcroft—Richard Breavington, Rachel Ford & Daniel Guilfoyle

DAC Beachcroft—Richard Breavington, Rachel Ford & Daniel Guilfoyle

DAC Beachcroft significantly expands Cyber team, hiring three Cyber partners

Browne Jacobson—Professor Clive Kay

Browne Jacobson—Professor Clive Kay

Browne Jacobson appoints senior healthcare leader Professor Clive Kay as strategic adviser

NEWS
As family justice moves further away from the courtroom, collaborative law is emerging as an increasingly important route to resolving separation disputes
A busy period for employment law is producing important lessons for employers, employees and tribunals alike
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

How forcefully can a litigant criticise a public authority before robust advocacy crosses the line into unreasonable conduct? 
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