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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7353

22 January 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Brice Dickson reviews the performance of the law lords in 2008

Litigious back-scratching in Europe
The lack of success fee
Fast track limit up

Re G (a child)(order: restriction on applications) [2008] EWCA Civ 1468; [2009] All ER (D) 60 (Jan)

The Bar Council and Law Society will contribute to a review of social mobility led by MP Alan Milburn.

Syed v Wightlink (Guernsey) Ltd [2009] All ER (D) 38 (Jan)

An update on regulation, risk management and liability by Simon Love & Richard Burger

HMRC Production Orders have changed. Maria Piggin explains how

Part two: Andrew Burns unravels the strands of the asbestos “trigger” trial

Unpopular but not unlawful. Nicholas Dobson gives the court’s verdict on the hike in child care court fees

Digicel is a reminder to litigators that it is good to talk say Ed Sautter & Alfred Church

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Caroline Pope & Bob Maynard

Gateley Legal—Caroline Pope & Bob Maynard

Construction team bolstered by hire of senior consultant duo

Switalskis—four appointments

Switalskis—four appointments

Firm expands residential conveyancing team with quadruple appointment

mfg Solicitors—Claire Pope

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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