THIS ISSUE
What is a relationship & when does it end? Fred Philpott & Sabrina Goodchild report
It’s time for an independent body to ensure coroners’ recommendations are implemented, writes Veronica Cowan
Mark Pawlowski examines a recent case on the inter-relationship between proprietary estoppel & statute
Gordon Wignall outlines principles applicable to different types of private nuisance
You say refoulement, I say refinement…Let’s call the whole thing off! Malcolm Bishop KC & Dr Satvinder Juss
Tricia Hemans & Daniel Black take a trip down the IT
Nicholas Yeo & Ryan Dowding discuss provisions for victims & true owners to chase frozen & forfeited funds
Stephen Shaw busts some mediation myths & explains why it’s preferable to ‘litigatory roulette’
Judicial poses; Juniors may speak; Dodgy drafting; Fees hike promised; Business tenancy opposition
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Thackray Williams—Lucy Zhu
Dual-qualified partner joins as head of commercial property department
Morgan Lewis—David A. McManus
Firm announces appointment of next chair
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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