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Neil Parpworth reports from a city back in lockdown, where the government’s response to the public health crisis is less draconian than it might have been

The Bar Council and Law Society have mounted a robust defence against the introduction of weekend and evening courts and restrictions on defendants’ right to jury trial

A former Chief Crown Prosecutor for the north west has engaged lawyers with a view to bringing a private prosecution against the Prime Minister’s chief advisor Dominic Cummings

A parliamentary committee has called for an end to the COVID-19 visiting ban on children whose mothers are in prison

Courts and tribunals are to extend their operating hours and could sit in additional buildings to hear cases in the autumn, according to an HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) plan for recovery

While letting may seem an easy way to make money, tenants could find themselves in legal difficulty.

The widespread misery caused to society’s poorest by the COVID-19 crisis is highlighted in this week's issue by Keith Wilding, a retired fee-paid tribunal judge, and Sue Bent, chief executive of the Central England Law Centre

Forfeiture forfeited; LiPs misbehaving; The peril of Airbnb lettings; Gas certificate relief; No fault divorce near & far; Family on the air; Special Guardianship guidance

Keith Wilding & Sue Bent assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic & question the wellbeing of the poorest in society both now & in the post-lockdown world

On the bicentenary of the South Sea Bubble, Michael L Nash finds history littered with gamblers

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Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill

Katten strengthens financial markets and funds group in London

Hugh James—Keith Cundall & Lee Hart

Hugh James expands national Serious Injury team with two new Partners

HFW—Rémi Ducloyer

HFW continues Paris office growth with public law Partner hire

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NLJ this week: Mazur ruling offers CILEX a fresh start

The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision

NLJ this week: Assisted dying proposal faces next parliamentary test

The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons

NLJ this week: New offence rules widen corporate criminal exposure

A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability

NLJ this week: AI shortcuts leave lawyers facing courtroom fallout

Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks

NLJ this week: Why cohabitees may be better protected after death

The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life

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Covid-19

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill

Hugh James—Keith Cundall & Lee Hart

HFW—Rémi Ducloyer