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COVID-19―impact on family cases
The Family Court has dealt with a record number of domestic abuse cases during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, while care proceedings for children lasted an extra three weeks on average and fewer children were adopted, official records show
27 September 2020
Time ‘tight’ for end of furlough redundancies
The furlough scheme will not be extended and is due to end on 31 October, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak confirmed last week
27 September 2020
More Nightingales
Eight more Nightingale courts, with 16 courtrooms between them, have been announced, bringing the total to 17 courts, and 32 courtrooms
22 September 2020
Judicial business
Challenging incorrect media reporting and extending outreach to schools are among the outcomes for 2020-21 promised by the Judicial Office in its business plan, published this week
22 September 2020
Return of possession
Possession cases have resumed in the courts following a six-month hiatus, with extra judges and court staff scrambled to cope with the deluge
22 September 2020
Potential COVID-19 breaches: PPE, visits, and test & trace app
The government could have breached human rights by failing to provide adequate PPE to doctors, nurses, care workers and others in the frontline, a parliamentary committee has warned
20 September 2020
Business interruption case will help ‘thousands’
The High Court has clarified key issues regarding insurance cover for business interruption caused by COVID-19, in a landmark decision
15 September 2020
Survey on remote justice in the family courts
A follow-up survey to gauge how well remote hearings are working in the family courts has been launched by the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane
10 September 2020
No turning back? Lessons from lockdown Premium Content
Matthew Kay highlights the opportunities presented by the ‘new normal’ of the post-lockdown legal landscape
10 September 2020 / Matthew Kay
COVID-19: Reckless transmission Premium Content
Hannah Williams & Samantha Ball look at the potential criminal offences that could be charged in respect of the deliberate or reckless transmission of the COVID-19 virus
10 September 2020 / Hannah Williams / Samantha Ball
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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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