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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7499

31 January 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Use of secret evidence in civil cases could render some claims untriable

What does the future hold for shareholder democracy, asks David Greene

Stephen Hockman QC condemns government manoeuvres to restrict affordable access to environmental justice

Abolishing the DRA has the potential to inflict long-term damage to UK Plc: Catherine Barnard & Simon Deakin

Melanie Lane, Catherine Taylor, Anna Caddick & Libby Payne tackle the pitfalls of social media in the workplace

Family lawyers must adapt to survive in the year ahead, says Geraldine Morris

When does public interest trump patient consent, asks James Penry-Davey

Should the community infrastructure levy fund superfast broadband, ask Malcolm Dowden & Jen Hawkins

Is the fairytale over for Brent Libraries, asks Nicholas Dobson

Dealing with a director’s subrogated claim is not straightforward, says Simon Duncan

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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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