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COVID-19 is affecting the supply of pupillages, according to a Bar Standards Board (BSB) report

Plans to increase custody time limits from 182 to 238 days have prompted alarm among legal professionals

On 31 July, as the coronavirus pandemic continued its destructive journey, SAGE (the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) warned of the risk that public disorder could make the management of COVID-19 ‘all but impossible’

The final two of the ten Nightingale courts promised by the government have opened, in Leeds’ Cloth Hall Court and Peterborough Cathedral

Fiona Lyon discusses the legal & practical steps for modern families in surrogacy arrangements

Lucy McCormick reviews the legal regime which applies to property damage caused by riots

The UK Supreme Court building has reopened to the public

Some 71% of law firms made use of the government’s furlough scheme, less than the 81% average for professions, according to independent research commissioned in July by Braemar Finance

Ingenuity & resilience have helped to ensure justice for many families in lockdown but a coherent recovery plan is essential to protect the most vulnerable, as Graeme Fraser explains

Lawyers have given a cautious welcome to news the government will give a further £51m for the struggling legal aid sector

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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