THIS ISSUE
Lecture saving tip; At a Glance goes turquoise; Tribunal reasoning; Knotweed at Supreme Court
Privacy or freedom of expression? Mark Pawlowski surveys the laws covering gossip & scandal
Bryony Wells & Jessica Duxbury explain why all lawyers should embrace pro bono work—for the public good, & for the many other benefits it brings
Elizabeth Rimmer offers advice on healthy habits for new & experienced lawyers
Ian Gascoigne explains how judges have shaped this simple but sometimes ‘inadequate’ test
When can charities refuse or return donations or other items? Neasa Coen explains the law
Nicholas Dobson relates an unusual attempt to avoid council tax liability
Next week’s election may result in changes to employment law, but the existing law continues to present novel issues of interpretation, says Ian Smith
Removing legal protections for company bosses won’t clean up our waterways, argues Tom McNeill
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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