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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7530

20 September 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Shareholder Claims will make particularly interesting reading for those investors with the luxury of a choice of jurisdictions in which to bring claims.

Peter Breakey breaks his silence & exposes multiple regulatory malfunctions

Richard Moorhead wonders what makes professionals tick

Matthew Davies trading as Special Occasions/2XL Limos v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2012] UKUT 130 (TCC), [2012] All ER (D) 59 (Sep) Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)

Simon Duncan explores who has the right to sue former directors under section 217 of the Insolvency Act 1986

Keith Patten considers the liability of the police

Does UK plc have the right to strike? Tom Walker reports

The law surrounding cohabitees & trusts of land continues to evolve, says Greg Williams

Who should have the right to a medically assisted death? Richard Scorer & Victoria Beel report

US legal services giant LegalZoom has teamed up with QualitySolicitors to launch a range of products online later this year.

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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
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
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?
In this week’s NLJ, Fred Philpott, Gough Square Chambers, invites us to imagine there was no statutory limitation. What would that world be like?
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
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