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Bristol, Manchester Minshull Street, Reading, Warwick, and Winchester Crown Courts are being considered for jury trials, the jury trial working group has confirmed

Social distancing may cause problems for wills and probate lawyers, barrister Veronica Cowan writes in this week’s NLJ.

Finding Skype a chore and Zoom frustrating? You might be interested in a short book with 50 tips for effective video conferencing, written by solicitor Andrew King, director at Lennons Solicitors

Business interruption insurance & COVID-19: causation & quantum issues. Theo Barclay & Joshua Munro report

Employers could face legal proceedings if they fail to take account of coronavirus fears, lawyers have warned

Property lawyers and industry professionals have collaborated on a guide to re-opening the housing market, enabling people to move home safely during the COVID-19 crisis

Bristol, Manchester Minshull Street, Reading, Warwick, and Winchester Crown Courts are being considered for jury trials, the jury trial working group has confirmed

Could the COVID-19 class action against Hiscox be successful, asks Chavah Apfelbaum

As the shutters & umbrellas close at Carluccio’s, Ian Smith reflects on how the current emergency is starting to throw up case law on areas of potential conflict with standard tenets of employment law

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Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Trio of recruits strengthens Switalskis residential property team

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Birmingham law firm appoints construction partner

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop accelerates Northern growth through strategic senior appointments

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NLJ this week: A wider test for unsafe homes

A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

NLJ this week: Employment deadlines lengthen

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

NLJ this week: Estoppel crosses borders

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim

NLJ this week: Safeguards under strain

The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent

NLJ this week: Fraud reform’s delivery test

Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Flint Bishop—six appointments