THIS ISSUE
Selecting the right expert can be crucial in court.
Here, Ben Holland increases the odds on success
It’s time to give chancel repair liability the last rites, says James Naylor
In brief
Baria Ahmed looks at the many functions the expert can fulfil in ADR
In brief
Lack of environmental information is a problem for practitioners, says James Sherwood Rogers
Smith and others v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2007] EWHC 2304 (Ch), [2007] All ER (D) 206 (Oct)
Chris Pamplin analyses the results of a major survey
of the expert witness marketplace
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Caroline Pope & Bob Maynard
Construction team bolstered by hire of senior consultant duo
Switalskis—four appointments
Firm expands residential conveyancing team with quadruple appointment
mfg Solicitors—Claire Pope
Private client team welcomes senior associatein Worcester
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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