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The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has commissioned an urgent review into the impact of COVID-19 on the civil justice system

Dana Denis-Smith, CEO of Obelisk Support, has written an open letter to general counsel for diversity & inclusion, signed by 27 other female founders of legal services businesses

Judges must be ‘hard-headed’ when deciding which cases to prioritise for remote hearings and which can wait, the senior family judge has said

Law centres and advice charities have been offered a £5.4m boost to help them cope with increased demand for social welfare advice during the COVID-19 pandemic

High street law firms are at immediate risk of collapse due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Law Society research has found

Solicitors, barristers and other legal professionals who are key workers are eligible for COVID-19 testing, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed

‘Mass litigation post-pandemic’ could be brought unless the government addresses ‘significant flaws’ in its furlough scheme, employment lawyers have warned

Family lawyers have welcomed a two-year extension for frozen eggs, sperm and embryos stored in fertility clinics

Unprecedented court case backlogs and record prisoner numbers could be on the way as a result of government reforms and COVID-19, according to an Institute for Government (IfG) and Chartered Institute for Public Finance & Accountancy paper published this week, ‘The criminal justice system’.

A group action for tens of millions of pounds could be brought by the hospitality sector to hold insurance companies to account for policy payouts for losses arising from lockdown and COVID-19

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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