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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7370

21 May 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Brewer v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWHC 987 (QB), [2009] All ER (D) 95 (May)

Part six: Mark Solon discusses disputes over experts' fees

Power systems provider’s submission given the red light in age discrimination decision

Michael Zander QC examines Lord Justice Jackson's preliminary report for indications of his cost recommendations

News in brief

Part 2: Richard Scorer believes Rome II is imprecise and does not provide sufficient certainty

The costs team at Kings Chambers warns against the dangers of overlooking past regulations

Alison Pickup hopes the decision in Scott indicates a promising future

Sean Brannigan QC & Elspeth Owens look closely at who pays fees & costs in adjudications

Jennifer James contemplates Lord Justice Jackson’s legacy...

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Thackray Williams—Lucy Zhu

Thackray Williams—Lucy Zhu

Dual-qualified partner joins as head of commercial property department

Morgan Lewis—David A. McManus

Morgan Lewis—David A. McManus

Firm announces appointment of next chair

Burges Salmon—Rebecca Wilsker

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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