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Some people love working from home and others hate it―whatever the situation, employers need to make sure they’re prepared for legal issues that may arise when workers return

Institute urges government to make the change permanent

The NHS's focus on COVID-19 is having a 'significant and worsening' impact on non-COVID patients, a QC has warned

Jury trials were due to resume at Durham, Chester, Bolton, Snaresbrook, Inner London and Leeds Crown Courts this week, following health and safety assessments

Why the diagnosis and treatment of non‑COVID patients with potentially life threatening conditions must be accelerated

Michael Zander on concerns about Home Office police station remote legal advice plans

Remote working should be embraced as a catalyst for change & the breaking of (bad) habits, says Ken Young

The easing of lockdown restrictions could unleash a wave of property-related litigation, Phil Sissons, of Falcon Court, writes in this week’s NLJ

Will the easing of lockdown restrictions also unleash a wave of property related litigation? Phil Sissons, Falcon Chambers

Lawyers have welcomed the stimulus for the property market, announced in Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s summer statement

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Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.

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Partner and head of national planning team appointed

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire

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NLJ this week: When post-breach events rewrite damages claims

Contract damages are usually assessed at the date of breach—but not always. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Gascoigne, knowledge lawyer at LexisNexis, examines the growing body of cases where courts have allowed later events to reshape compensation

NLJ this week: Supreme Court redraws unfair prejudice rules

The Supreme Court has restored ‘doctrinal coherence’ to unfair prejudice litigation, writes Natalie Quinlivan, partner at Fieldfisher LLP, in this week' NLJ

NLJ this week: ‘Joe Donor’ ruling exposes dangers of unregulated conception

The High Court’s refusal to recognise a prolific sperm donor as a child’s legal parent has highlighted the risks of informal conception arrangements, according to Liam Hurren, associate at Kingsley Napley, in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: CILEX warns Mazur ruling must spark reform

The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur may have settled questions around litigation supervision, but the profession should not simply ‘move on’, argues Jennifer Coupland, CEO of CILEX, in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Conditional job offers carry hidden risks for employers

A simple phrase like ‘subject to references’ may not protect employers as much as they think. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, analyses recent employment cases showing how conditional job offers can still create binding contracts

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Covid-19

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

DWF—Stephen Webb

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little