THIS ISSUE
Can the new government turn commitments to the justice process into serious change? David Greene digs deep
Michael Zander KC on Trump v United States
Fern Schofield & Michael Ranson set out the various means of securing overage obligations
Nicholas Dobson relays the costly tale of a single word in a banking contract
Tort in Spain, claim in England—should interest be awarded at the higher rate as stipulated by Spanish law? Andrew Young reports
Anne Zimmerman reports on efforts to stop a deadly harvest
Dominic Regan sheds light on the Assange affair & rails against absurd expenditure at home & abroad
When are witnesses in public inquiries compelled to participate? Nick Wrightson explores this often-delicate issue
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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