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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7534

16 October 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Roger Smith peruses the legal stories hitting the headlines

Is our right to protest under threat, asks Ruth Brander

Marital agreements: who’s got it right? Kate Molan & Sarah Caroline Boyle

Heather Beckett highlights the complexities of dental injuries & medical reporting agencies

Can a criminal squatter acquire title by adverse possession? Christopher Cant investigates

Victims of misleading & aggressive demands for payment need protection, say David Hertzell & Amy Smith

Bill Gibson emphasises the importance of file maintenance to costs recovery

Charlie Clarke-Jervoise explores the brave new world of costs management

Clive Thomas emphasises the importance of the careful drafting of Pt 36 offers

James Sharpe provides an update on costs protection & protected parties

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push

NEWS
A former senior judge has warned peers against scrapping juries for fraud and financial crimes, ahead of the Courts and Tribunals Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords this week
Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings

Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency

Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget
Climate change belongs on every lawyer’s agenda, with risks extending far beyond environmental practice into commercial advice, litigation and access to justice
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