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Crown Court backlog still growing
The backlog of cases has increased to more than 53,000, according to HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) figures released this week
14 December 2020
NLJ this week: Confused by guidance?
A ‘plethora of rather confusing “guidance” has emerged’ in response to COVID-19, but what is its legal status? 
04 December 2020
Actionstep: Why the COVID-19 pandemic is moving law firms to the cloud
Law firms are having to make quick decisions to get cloud-based software in place now that everyone’s working remotely 
04 December 2020
Bellwether: confidence beginning to return
Small and medium law firms are regaining their confidence as the impact of COVID-19 begins to ease, but one in four are making cuts and 40% are changing their practice area base, according to the latest 2020 Bellwether Report
04 December 2020
Bringing in retired judges
Retired judges are being authorised to sit as Crown Court judges to deal with an anticipated surge of cases once the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett has said
03 December 2020
Leaving ‘business as usual’ behind Premium Content
Richard Crook explains why lawyers need to become multi-hyphenates in the COVID world
03 December 2020 / Richard Crook
Legal aid: spotlight on a crisis Premium Content
Without data on the damage done to legal aid, how can the government help this fractured system recover? Rohini Teather, Head of Parliamentary Affairs at LAPG, reports
03 December 2020 / Rohini Teather
Community Justice Fund awards millions
The Community Justice Fund, which was set up to help social welfare legal advice organisations cope with the impact of COVID-19, has awarded £11.5m to 178 organisations, in its first round of funding.
02 December 2020
NLJ this week: The Bar in 2020
Bar Council chair Amanda Pinto QC reflects on an unpredictable year, in this week’s NLJ
26 November 2020
Treasury gives money for cases backlog
The justice system received a boost of about £500m in the Treasury Spending Review
26 November 2020
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NLJ this week: Redrawing boundaries for fiduciary duties and motor finance claims
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
NLJ this week: BBC’s open justice bid fails in care proceedings
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
NLJ this week: Parliamentary privilege—shield or sword?
Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege
NLJ this week: Litigation funding must serve justice, not failure
Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses
NLJ this week: AI’s digital associates reshape legal practice
James Grice, head of innovation and AI at Lawfront, explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the legal sector
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