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The Commercial Court has transitioned ‘smoothly’ from physical to remote hearings during lockdown, with ‘almost no backlog of work’, according to the minutes from the Commercial Group User Committee meeting on 15 June
The Bar Council and Law Society have given a cautious welcome to government investment of £142m in digital upgrades and maintenance for about 100 courts this year
The silk round for this year is going ahead despite the COVID-19 pandemic
Criminal barristers have voted against cutting jury trials and overwhelmingly in favour of converting more buildings into courts
Barristers suffering financially by the reduction in court work during the COVID-19 crisis have complained that cases are being adjourned unnecessarily
Tax breaks for lawtech could form part of a COVID-19 recovery package, the Law Society has said
The backlog of criminal cases could take a decade to clear, a report by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) has warned
A further seven courts have been cleared as safe for jury trials to resume
Pensions lawyers can expect a busy time ahead, journalist Stephanie Hawthorne writes in this week’s NLJ
Confused by the lockdown laws? You’re not alone. Writing in this week’s NLJ, Peter Thompson QC takes a tongue-in-cheek but informative look at COVID-19 rule
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.

DWF—Stephen Webb

DWF—Stephen Webb

Partner and head of national planning team appointed

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire

NEWS
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
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
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

An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ

Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ
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