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Simon Farrell QC & Joe Edwards discuss fraud & corporate wrongdoing in the wake of a predicted economic crisis
There could be 500,000 outstanding employment tribunal claims by spring, Citizens Advice has warned
A further two Nightingale courts have opened at Bristol Law Society’s headquarters and Chester Town Hall, bringing the total number to 14.
The majority of women in the legal profession believe they have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, research has found
Is there a crime of wilfully exposing others to potentially lethal diseases? Professor Dennis J Baker reflects on the Met Police decision not to prosecute Margaret Ferrier MP
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett has hosted an online event with Chief Justices from around the Commonwealth to discuss their experiences of responding to COVID-19
Working at home from abroad—what should employers, employees & their lawyers know? Juliet Carp identifies some of the legal pitfalls & offers some practical suggestions
Criminal justice in a time of COVID-19: paralysis & prognosis explored by Mike McConville & Luke Marsh
Backlogs, logjams, paralysis…the criminal justice system is ‘in critical condition’, Mike McConville and Luke Marsh write in this week’s NLJ
The backlog of court cases now stands at 509,347 outstanding cases in the magistrates’ courts and 48,713 in the Crown Court, HM Courts and Tribunals (HMCTS) has revealed
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—Michael Conway

Birketts—Michael Conway

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

Blake Morgan—Daniel Church

Blake Morgan—Daniel Church

Succession and tax team welcomes partner inLondon

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec

Firm appoints senior associate to lead Manchester city centre team

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