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Insolvency lawyers have been advising a ‘light touch’ administration for companies in trouble during the COVID-19 crisis, a barrister says

Banks need to rethink their complaints handling and use a more ‘human touch’ if they are to avoid repeating the mistakes of the 2008 financial crisis, an independent dispute resolution body has advised

Business interruption insurance & COVID-19: causation & quantum issues. Theo Barclay & Joshua Munro report

Chloe Shuffrey discusses ‘light touch’ administration as a rescue tool during the pandemic

Key legal principles and industry implications
Patricia Robertson QC, Ben Lynch QC and Dr Deborah Horowitz, Fountain Court Chambers

A group action for tens of millions of pounds could be brought by the hospitality sector to hold insurance companies to account for policy payouts for losses arising from lockdown and COVID-19

Safeguards for commercial tenants may need to be extended beyond the duration of COVID-19, lawyers have warned

A mortgage lender has been awarded £16m damages in a notable High Court third-party rights judgment, which applied the rarely-used Braganza test

Law firm Lewis Silkin has launched a fixed-cost/subscription-style commercial law product as part of its response to COVID-19

Does the recent affirmation that commercial litigation funders could face unlimited costs liability mark the effective end of the Arkin cap? Thomas Wingfield reports

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Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

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Changing faces

David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle

NLJ this week: The road ahead for employment rights

Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Justice delayed, justice denied

Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly

NLJ this week: Presumption of capacity reaffirmed

The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination

NLJ this week: SLAPPed shut?

From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr