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‘The Road Ahead’ set out for family courts
Jon Robins examines the potentially damaging impact of the COVID-19 crisis on jury trials
HHJ Karen Walden-Smith outlines why the courts should take a global approach to applications to resile, while serving the interests of justice
The ban on evictions, introduced in response to the COVID-19 crisis, has been extended by two months until 23 August
The Court of Appeal has provided clarity on the Art 2 obligations of the State to protect life where a person in a care home is the subject of a deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS) authorisation and may have died following errors in medical care and treatment
A legal team has been assembled to campaign for a prosecution against the Prime Minister’s aide, Dominic Cummings for breaching lockdown rules
Legal aid lawyers have turned to poetry to make sense of lockdown, and their writing will now raise funds for the Law Centres Network
Falcon Chambers’ next weekly free of charge ‘zoominar’ will focus on possession
Global litigation funder Therium has given £100,000 and provided its own resources to help launch the Community Justice Fund
Neil Parpworth outlines how access to justice, through the function of the courts, must continue during the coronavirus pandemic
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail

Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail

Carter-Ruck strengthens International team with appointment of arbitration partner Tomas Vail

Slater Heelis—Nick Terry

Slater Heelis—Nick Terry

Slater Heelis strengthens crime and regulatory team with appointment of Nick Terry as partner

Payne Hicks Beach—Thomas Moran & Sarah Gogan

Payne Hicks Beach—Thomas Moran & Sarah Gogan

Payne Hicks Beach strengthens private wealth offering with appointment of two new partners

NEWS
Expert witnesses face a multitude of risks and uncertainties when using artificial intelligence (AI) in their reports, IT specialists have warned
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has accepted Richard Lloyd’s recommendations for the Legal Services Board (LSB) and ordered a ‘comprehensive review of the regulatory framework’, likely to continue beyond 2029
More than one-third of expert witnesses now use artificial intelligence (AI) regularly or occasionally in their work, according to Bond Solon’s 2026 expert witness survey
General counsel have warned law firms not to keep artificial intelligence (AI) savings to themselves or risk losing work
Some 53 firms have been successfully assessed for legal aid contracts for inquest work and will now move to the verification stage, the Legal Aid Agency has confirmed
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