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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7432

09 September 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

The LSC should pay due respect to its duty to ensure access to justice, says John Ford

David Allison berates the uneasy alliance of family politics & law

Jackson: the case for reform remains strong...

Heather Platt revisits the law of constructive dismissal

What next for referral fees, asks Patrick Allen

Nick Knapman & Stephen Dean ask how unequivocal is “unequivocal conduct” when it comes to
surrender by operation of law

Michael Tringham reports on the story behind a HK$10m intestacy

Sandra Walsh explains why the scale of intestacies shows no sign of abating

Regulation? It’s faster in Scotland. Rita Leat explains why

Peter Vaines examines the second coming of the Finance Act

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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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