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Safeguards for commercial tenants may need to be extended beyond the duration of COVID-19, lawyers have warned

The Bar Council has cut its budget and furloughed one in five of its staff in order to focus on supporting barristers through the pandemic

The Health Secretary’s death in service benefit for families of healthcare workers may not go far enough, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned

A weekly monitor of human rights violations across the globe during the COVID-19 crisis has been launched by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)

Fraudsters are taking advantage of lower levels of security and IT challenges as people work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned

Law firm Lewis Silkin has launched a fixed-cost/subscription-style commercial law product as part of its response to COVID-19

An alarming 30% of barristers say they are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19, and more than half expect to in future, according to the latest Bar Council research

The grim news that more than 4,000 arrests for domestic abuse have been made in London alone in the past six weeks has increased calls for victims to be given more help

LexisNexisUK is offering a COVID-19 toolkit for in-house lawyers or legal advisers concerned about issues relating to the pandemic

Costs lawyers have produced guidance on assessing costs for remote hearings, with the support of the regional costs bench

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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