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The impact of COVID-19 on financial provision is likely to be substantial, divorce lawyers say, but classifying it as a Barderevent would require ‘a bold judge’

Claimant and defendant personal injury lawyers have collaborated to produce a set standard of practice for cases during the COVID-19 crisis

Neil Parpworth considers the Schedule 21 powers relating to potentially infectious individuals

Insolvency lawyers have welcomed the government’s decision to suspend the wrongful trading law during the COVID-19 pandemic, but raised questions about preferential paying

All appeals to the Family Division must be submitted by email to appeals.familydivision@Justice.gov.uk, the President of the Family Division has directed

Remote justice experts have launched a global project to help judges, lawyers and officials adjust to the new normal as courts move online during the COVID-19 pandemic

MPs are investigating whether COVID-19 and the government’s response to it are having a disproportionate impact on groups with protected characteristics

Criminal barristers are to be paid an upfront fee of £500 by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) as part of interim measures to tide them over during the COVID-19 crisis

Financial stability is a key concern for young barristers during the pandemic, while many pupils will soon be entering their ‘second six’ and may need extra support, the Young Barristers Committee (YBC) has said

As law firms adjust to working life during COVID-19, Jersey firm Bedell Cristin has sworn its first virtual affidavit

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Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail

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

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 strengthens private wealth offering with appointment of two new partners

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AI uncertainty clouds expert evidence

Expert witnesses face a multitude of risks and uncertainties when using artificial intelligence (AI) in their reports, IT specialists have warned

Top-to-bottom review of professional regulation ordered

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

Experts put AI credibility in the spotlight

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

Pass AI efficiencies on, urge general counsel

General counsel have warned law firms not to keep artificial intelligence (AI) savings to themselves or risk losing work

Inquest legal aid faces capacity test

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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Covid-19

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail

Slater Heelis—Nick Terry

Payne Hicks Beach—Thomas Moran & Sarah Gogan