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Bellwether: boom plateaus as firms urged to invest more in tech
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
17 May 2022
Worth a second look
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
06 May 2022 / John Ford
NLJ this week: Full disclosure in Covid care home deaths case?
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)
06 May 2022
Tragic consequences of unlawful policy
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
06 May 2022
Treasury fraud squad to target crimes against public purse
A £25m fraud squad, to be known as the Public Sector Fraud Authority, will be up and running by July, the Treasury has announced
04 May 2022
Full-time remote working…but at a price
Law firm Stephenson Harwood is offering its employees the option of working from home full-time on lower salaries
04 May 2022
Learning & development for WFH staff
Matthew Kay investigates the pros & cons of training home-based workers
29 April 2022 / Matthew Kay
Law firms showed resilience during pandemic
The majority of solicitors grew fee income during the pandemic, according to the Law Society’s annual Law Management Section Financial Benchmarking Survey 
27 April 2022
Opt-out blocked in Forex claim

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

08 April 2022
Cross-sector initiatives Premium Content
Cross-sector initiatives on possession may have brought about a culture change post-pandemic, says Sir Robin Knowles
08 April 2022 / Sir Robin Knowles
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NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

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Nikki Bowker, head of dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on

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King sets out Starmer’s legislative agenda
The government will aim to pass legislation banning leasehold for new flats and capping ground rent, introducing non-compulsory digital ID and creating a ‘duty of candour’ for public servants (also known as the Hillsborough law) in the next Parliament
Decision on divorce & domicile

An Italian financier has lost his bid to block his Australian wife from filing divorce papers in England on the basis it was no longer her domicile of choice

Early disclosure has not met its goals, lawyers say
Reforms to the disclosure regime in the business and property courts have not achieved their objectives, lawyers have warned
Guarding courts from the hazards of AI
The Law Society has urged ministers to hold a public consultation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the justice system as a whole
Reforms to inquest fees under consultation
Ministers have proposed bringing inquest work under a single fee scheme for legal help and advocacy legal aid work
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