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The Company Law Committee (CLC) of the Law Society has published a Q&A on the use of electronic signatures in commercial law matters

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has made some amendments to its operational summary for the week commencing 4 January 2021 in light of the government’s decision to place England in a national lockdown

Nobody should go to court unless absolutely necessary, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett has said

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has updated its operational summary on courts and tribunals operations during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

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

Bar Council chair-elect Derek Sweeting QC has given his inaugural speech, covering Brexit, funding for criminal pupillages and his plans for reverse mentoring

More Nightingale courts have been announced, including at Lancaster Town Hall, Birmingham Library and Repertory Theatre and Hull University

Employment lawyer Juliet Carp considers the possibility that some pandemic-related ‘guidance’ may later prove to be wrong

Can the law play a role in overcoming hesitancy about the COVID-19 vaccine? Sarah Moore, partner at Hausfeld, explores the possibilities for NLJ this week

COVID operating hours are ‘potentially discriminatory’ and ‘unlikely to have a significant impact’ on the backlog of cases in the criminal courts, the Law Society has warned

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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