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The Law Society has proposed a two-week ‘pause’ of non-custodial Crown and magistrates’ court work, amid rising fears about the new Coronavirus variant

Lawyers have hailed a Supreme Court judgment on COVID-19 insurance cover, which could save thousands of jobs

Dominic Regan highlights the positives in civil litigation from a grim 2020

The senior family judge has issued a warning to judges not to hold hearings out of normal 10am-4.30pm working hours despite pressure to deal with cases quickly

The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has questioned why the courts are to spend time piloting COVID-19 testing at selected sites when such a scheme has already ‘been administered in car parks up and down the land for many months’

The senior family judge has issued a warning to judges not to hold hearings out of normal 10am-4.30pm working hours despite pressure to deal with cases quickly

Reforms to whiplash claims have been postponed again, this time to May 2021, because of the impact of the pandemic on the insurance, legal and medical sectors

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (UKSC) has announced the closure of its building due to the latest coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown restrictions

COVID-19 and the challenge of herd immunity: what role can the law play, asks Sarah Moore

The Housing Law Practitioners Association (HLPA) has written an open letter to the Secretaries of State for Housing and Justice. In the letter, HLPA voices its support for the re–enacting of measures that were put in place in March 2020 to protect people from losing their homes

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Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail

Carter-Ruck strengthens International team with appointment of arbitration partner Tomas Vail

Slater Heelis—Nick Terry

Slater Heelis strengthens crime and regulatory team with appointment of Nick Terry as partner

Payne Hicks Beach—Thomas Moran & Sarah Gogan

Payne Hicks Beach strengthens private wealth offering with appointment of two new partners

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AI uncertainty clouds expert evidence

Expert witnesses face a multitude of risks and uncertainties when using artificial intelligence (AI) in their reports, IT specialists have warned

Top-to-bottom review of professional regulation ordered

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has accepted Richard Lloyd’s recommendations for the Legal Services Board (LSB) and ordered a ‘comprehensive review of the regulatory framework’, likely to continue beyond 2029

Experts put AI credibility in the spotlight

More than one-third of expert witnesses now use artificial intelligence (AI) regularly or occasionally in their work, according to Bond Solon’s 2026 expert witness survey

Pass AI efficiencies on, urge general counsel

General counsel have warned law firms not to keep artificial intelligence (AI) savings to themselves or risk losing work

Inquest legal aid faces capacity test

Some 53 firms have been successfully assessed for legal aid contracts for inquest work and will now move to the verification stage, the Legal Aid Agency has confirmed

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Covid-19

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail

Slater Heelis—Nick Terry

Payne Hicks Beach—Thomas Moran & Sarah Gogan