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19 March 2009

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Part 2: Early neutral evaluation or arbitration? Emma Sadler considers the alternatives to litigation

Bovale Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2009] EWCA Civ 171, [2009]

Will the government blow the whistle on forced retirement? Charles Pigott reports

Will employers pay the price for passive smoking in the workplace? Andrew Buchan reports

Roger Smith salutes two judicial superstars with impeccable human rights credentials

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Geoffrey Bindman recalls a disturbing encounter with German criminal justice

Mark Parkhouse & Kerry Scott on the criticism of pre-package administrations

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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

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NLJ this week: Policing the safeguards when appointing trust corporations

What safeguards apply when trust corporations are appointed as deputy by the Court of Protection?

NLJ this week: What the court considers when assessing refusal of ADR

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?

NLJ this week: Finding innovative ways to fund the justice gap

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

NLJ this week: Two’s company, but three’s a crowd in financial provision cases

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

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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7361

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Caroline Pope & Bob Maynard

Switalskis—four appointments

mfg Solicitors—Claire Pope