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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7527

16 August 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Richard Moorhead toys with ethical dilemmas & regulatory barriers

Andy Cottle explains why baseball arbitration may fail to win over the Brits

Peter Whitman debates the pros & cons of selecting your own tribunal

Establishing the proper law of an arbitration agreement is key, says Khawar Qureshi QC

In the final of three articles Margaret Tofalides & Clare Arthurs discuss s 69 arbitration challenges

James Wilson slams state meddling in the taste buds of a nation

Mediation should be the nanny in the nursery of matrimonial disputes, says Paul Tweed

Paul Fisher shares his views on how to avert a pro bono crisis

David Locke reports from the client’s side of the road

Law Society fights bank’s conveyancing panel cull

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Taylor Rose—Jessica Draganescu & Emily Hewlett

Taylor Rose—Jessica Draganescu & Emily Hewlett

Firm strengthens growth strategy and group litigation capability with senior hires

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
Pathfinder courts—renamed ‘Child focused courts’—are to be rolled out nationally, following a successful pilot where backlogs halved and cases were resolved up to seven and a half months faster
The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a £385,000 costs order against a father, in a case that centred on what is required to meet the threshold of ‘reprehensible or unreasonable’ behaviour
Centuries-old burial laws would be overhauled, under Law Commission proposals to address the burgeoning problem of shortage of cemetery space
The government has committed an extra £32m to women’s charities and services tackling addiction, trauma, abuse and homelessness
The Financial Ombudsman is poised for major reform to return it to a simple, impartial dispute resolution service
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