THIS ISSUE
News in brief
Mark Jarman assesses the impact of the Hague Convention & BIIR on public law proceedings
Court of Appeal lands major body blow to the Ministry of Defence
Dr John McMullen on restructuring, downsizing & workforce lay-offs
Costs
Dr Nicholas Dobson reports on favouritism & local authority decisions
Legal aid
Damages claims against public authorities remain an uphill battle, says Daniel Saoul
Malcolm Dowden asks whether the signature of property documents is more than a mere formality
Geraldine Morris outlines the recent rule changes arising from granting media access to family courts
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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