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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7416

06 May 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Savage v South Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2010] EWHC 865 (QB), [2010] All ER (D) 196 (Apr)

“Nobody takes any notice of the Equal Pay Act”. That’s the resigned view of Sue, a 53-year old home care worker.

Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) Anstalt des Offentlichen Rechts v JP Morgan Chase Bank NA and another [2010] EWCA Civ 390, [2010] All ER (D) 212 (Apr)

Football Dataco Ltd and others v Stan James (Abingdon) Ltd and others [2010] EWHC 841 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 157 (Apr)

The Chilcott inquiry has now heard its two star witnesses, the Prime Minister and his predecessors, though we have not been promised a report before the end of this year.

Nicholas Dobson examines an eternal well-spring of legal surprises

Alison Bull reports on the use of virtual signings & closings in the family courts

Alison Pickup analyses the changing nature of detaining foreign prisoners

Kenneth A Warner examines cases of unlawful encampments

Brent McDonald on public duties & private remedies

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Partner joins commercial property team in Taunton office

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner

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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