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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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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