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The backlog of cases has increased to more than 53,000, according to HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) figures released this week

A ‘plethora of rather confusing “guidance” has emerged’ in response to COVID-19, but what is its legal status?

Law firms are having to make quick decisions to get cloud-based software in place now that everyone’s working remotely

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

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

Richard Crook explains why lawyers need to become multi-hyphenates in the COVID world

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

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.

Bar Council chair Amanda Pinto QC reflects on an unpredictable year, in this week’s NLJ

The justice system received a boost of about £500m in the Treasury Spending Review

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Fieldfisher—Julian Balson

Indirect tax investigations and litigation specialist strengthens contentious tax offering

DMH Stallard—Seb Jones

DMH Stallard makes Magic Circle hire

TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson

Three new Heads announced at leading London-based law firm

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NLJ this week: A wider test for unsafe homes

A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

NLJ this week: Employment deadlines lengthen

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

NLJ this week: Estoppel crosses borders

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim

NLJ this week: Safeguards under strain

The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent

NLJ this week: Fraud reform’s delivery test

Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will

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Covid-19

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Fieldfisher—Julian Balson

DMH Stallard—Seb Jones

TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson