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NLJ this week: Family disputes & the value of mediation & arbitration

26 November 2021
Issue: 7958 / Categories: Legal News , Family , ADR
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NLJ shines a spotlight on dispute resolution in family cases this week, with a double helping of writing on the topic

Hannah Gumbrill-Ward, solicitor at Winckworth Sherwood, explores the pros and cons of arbitration in family proceedings, and calls for a bigger role for arbitration.

Norman Hartnell, of The Family Law Company, discusses current delays in the family courts and advocates for greater use of mediation. He looks at what works and what doesn’t. While ‘not a silver bullet’, he argues mediation could help reduce the pressure and consequent delays. 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege
Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses
James Grice, head of innovation and AI at Lawfront, explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the legal sector
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