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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7546

31 January 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

As a new legal services provider enters the market, Jon Robins investigates how the profession is responding to change

David Burrows warns of an assault on family law

Mark Hill QC considers the “reasonable accommodation” of religious belief in UK law

Technology & expert advocacy can achieve the best persuasive effect from a schedule of loss, explains Chris Gutteridge

In the first of a special NLJ series, Nicholas Bevan takes the government to task over failures to compensate RTA victims

Jonathan Fowles reviews the latest attempt to wrestle with strict liability for fire damage

Keith Davies considers the vexed question of whether prayers should be said at town council meetings

What standard of proof must the SDT apply to allegations of solicitors’ misconduct, ask Tim Kerr QC & Charles Banner

Will government proposals for shareholder votes on directors’ pay be effective. Kathryn Cearns reports

Julian Miller & Dan Silver report on potential adverse costs liabilities in group litigation

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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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