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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7514

15 May 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

The Order brings into force the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, ss 93, 94.

Ian Smith provides a round-up of the latest employment law decisions

Late changes will not be enough to soften the blow of pending change for vulnerable clients, says Jon Robins

Is a retirement age of 65 now lawful? Sejal Raja reports

Kim Beatson follows cases which provide a helpful reminder of family law principles

Katherine Deal assesses the current stance on discount rates

Adrian Kwintner puts the art of property valuation under the spotlight

Nicholas Dobson examines the fight against predetermination in local government

Clare Arthurs tackles insolvency practitioners & personal liability

Adam Craggs analyses HMRC’s latest defeat in the First-tier Tribunal

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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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