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Lawyers at City law firm RPC have called for a moratorium on petitions to wind up retail companies in order to contain COVID-19 disruption
The Equity Release Council modified its advice on safeguards for customers this week, in light of ongoing restrictions on social distancing
Insolvency lawyers have welcomed the government’s decision to suspend the wrongful trading law during the COVID-19 pandemic, but raised questions about preferential paying
Peter Vaines puts HMRC in the dock & expects the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth
Lawyers have predicted a growth in class actions in banking litigation this year as well as disputes concerning the replacement of LIBOR, the interest rate used when banks lend to each other, by SONIA
Getting personal: Peter Vaines reports on IR35 personal service companies
The ECJ has been advised to expand the scope for claims against cartelists to those indirectly affected. Audrey Dwyer reports
UK financial markets need the common law back, says Richard Samuel
The right to be forgotten is restricted to EU member states, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) has held in a landmark victory for Google.

Rob Jones, Jenny Young & Matthew Fox report on the dangers of auto-renewing contracts for medium & large businesses

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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
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
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
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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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