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After some challenging years, solicitors are starting to feel the benefits of the tough decisions they made to survive, the latest LexisNexis Bellwether report has found

A close reading of last week’s judgment reveals the scale & gravity of the government’s failings in relation to discharging patients to care homes, says John Ford

The Health Secretary unlawfully failed to consider the position of residents of care homes who were becoming infected with COVID-19 following the discharge of thousands of patients from NHS hospitals, the High Court held in a devastating ruling, R (Gardner & Anor) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2022] EWHC 967 (Admin)

Questions have been raised over what the Health Secretary knew and when following the High Court’s decision that thousands of elderly patients were unlawfully discharged into care homes without being tested for COVID-19

A £25m fraud squad, to be known as the Public Sector Fraud Authority, will be up and running by July, the Treasury has announced

Law firm Stephenson Harwood is offering its employees the option of working from home full-time on lower salaries

Matthew Kay investigates the pros & cons of training home-based workers

The majority of solicitors grew fee income during the pandemic, according to the Law Society’s annual Law Management Section Financial Benchmarking Survey

The £1bn UK class action against banks for Forex rigging (FX Claim) cannot proceed on an opt-out basis, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled by a 2-1 majority

Cross-sector initiatives on possession may have brought about a culture change post-pandemic, says Sir Robin Knowles

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Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

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Law Officers mark 25 years of Pro Bono Week

The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work

NLJ this week: Possession’s digital pitfalls

Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step

NLJ this week: Who shaped the witness’s story?

Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete

NLJ this week: New law, old convictions

Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice

NLJ this week: Beyond environmental offences

The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed

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Covid-19

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions