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Geraldine Morris debunks some mediation myths & says it’s time for some creative thinking

Baroness highlights rising divorce rates & associated cost to advocate change to family system

Mediative, co-operative justice would benefit all parties and protect the legal aid budget, says David Burrows

Corby council has lodged an appeal against a court ruling that its actions caused children to suffer limb deformities, but councillors have said they would prefer to attend an independent mediation.

Part 1: Mr Justice Briggs on the search for a proportionate way of ensuring confidentiality in mediation

Stephen Gold is a district judge

Activities—but how active?

Forcing unwilling parties to mediate is fruitless, says Stephen Cantle

Mediation can help solve the tangles left behind after a death, say Beverly-Ann Rogers, Katherine McQuail and Tracey Angus

Political and judicial support for mediation is increasing, says Steven Friel

Mediation: protection by privilege and confidentiality? by Tony Allen

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
Peter Kandler’s honorary KC marks long-overdue recognition of a man who helped prise open a closed legal world. In NLJ this week, Roger Smith, columnist and former director of JUSTICE, traces how Kandler founded the UK’s first law centre in 1970, challenging a profession that was largely seen as 'fixers for the rich and apologists for criminals'
The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
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