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Marian Bloodworth, ELA chair, outlines the current pressures on practitioners & calls for change

Tenants will be protected from eviction until 11 January 2021, at the earliest, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has said

Three out of four family justice professionals say their work-related pressures have increased since the first national lockdown, according to a Resolution survey

The Queen’s Bench Division has stated it will now only accept urgent interim applications if they are made electronically, due to restrictions in place on account of the COVID-19 pandemic

The backlog of 50,000 cases in the Crown court will take years to clear, the Lord Chief Justice has indicated

Paul Scott & Jordan Bosi consider the ramifications of the new insolvency legislation on the construction industry

The charity behind the London Legal Walk is making a direct appeal to lawyers for help during London Legal Giving Week, 24 November-1 December

The criminal and civil courts will stay open through the second lockdown, the government has said

Wills can be witnessed using video conferencing technology, thanks to an emergency COVID-19 executive measure. It defines ‘presence’ in statute for the first time

In the light of the coronavirus outbreak, Athelstane Aamodt analyses the approach to managing pandemics across the centuries

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Birketts—Michael Conway

IP partner joins team in Bristol to lead branding and trade marks practice

Blake Morgan—Daniel Church

Succession and tax team welcomes partner inLondon

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec

Firm appoints senior associate to lead Manchester city centre team

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Client account interest money-maker provokes concerns

Ministers’ proposals to raise funds by seizing interest on lawyers’ client account schemes could ‘cause firms to close’, solicitors have warned

NLJ this week: When silence speaks volumes

Is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’ capable of triggering adverse inferences? Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Smith of Corker Binning examines how R v Leslie reshapes the debate

NLJ this week: The pension split at 25

Pension sharing orders (PSOs) have quietly reached their 25th anniversary, yet remain stubbornly underused. Writing in NLJ this week, Joanna Newton of Stowe Family Law argues that this neglect risks long-term financial harm, particularly for women

NLJ this week: Exclusion zone?

A school ski trip, a confiscated phone and an unauthorised hotel-room entry culminated in a pupil’s permanent exclusion. In this week's issue of NLJ, Nicholas Dobson charts how the Court of Appeal upheld the decision despite acknowledged procedural flaws

Public Accounts Committee warn of ‘extinction’ risk for legal aid

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned

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Covid-19

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—Michael Conway

Blake Morgan—Daniel Church

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec