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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8069

03 May 2024
IN THIS ISSUE
Personal injury claimants are well warned about dishonesty. Sadly, some don’t listen. Dominic Regan examines a wise judgment from a recent case
Daniel Bacon explains the new court duty scheme—& how it could help both tenants & landlords

Algorithmic discrimination is on the rise and it’s a serious problem, writes Dr Sebastian Smart in this week’s NLJ. It’s a fascinating insight into a global phenomenon

Ever got the feeling you’re being lied to? In this week’s NLJ, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School (aka ‘The insider’) relays a classic of the genre, namely, a personal injury claimant who was found to be ‘breathtakingly dishonest’

Why was everyone wrong for so long about s 994 petitions? In this week’s NLJ, Lara Kuehl, barrister at Selborne Chambers, looks into THG v Zedra and its many implications

Former District Judge Stephen Gold has valuable advice for lawyers working on general damages claims in personal injury cases, in this week’s ‘Civil way’ column in NLJ

The Rwanda Act has placed the courts in unprecedented territory, so what happens next? Lord Carter of Haslemere, consultant at Kingsley Napley, writing in this week’s NLJ, explores the possibilities

Extra safeguards could be introduced to protect children and vulnerable people from being strip searched by the police

Regulators need to ‘actively’ encourage lawtech and innovation, including artificial intelligence (AI), the Legal Services Board (LSB) has said

Three Court of Appeal judges have urged a couple whose cruise in Arctic Canada was diverted due to icy conditions to ‘reach a pragmatic settlement’ rather than continue through the courts
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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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