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26 November 2021
Issue: 7958 / Categories: Legal News , Family , ADR
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NLJ this week: Family disputes & the value of mediation & arbitration

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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

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team

NEWS

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HERBERT SMITH STAFF PENSION SCHEME (THE “SCHEME”)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND BENEFICIARIES UNDER SECTION 27 OF THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925
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Non-molestation orders are meant to be the frontline defence against domestic abuse, yet their enforcement often falls short. Writing in NLJ this week, Jeni Kavanagh, Jessica Mortimer and Oliver Kavanagh analyse why the criminalisation of breach has failed to deliver consistent protection
Assisted dying remains one of the most fraught fault lines in English law, where compassion and criminal liability sit uncomfortably close. Writing in NLJ this week, Julie Gowland and Barny Croft of Birketts examine how acts motivated by care—booking travel, completing paperwork, or offering emotional support—can still fall within the wide reach of the Suicide Act 1961
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