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There is no end to the number of views on the COVID-19 vaccine, particularly on the benefits of vaccinating 12-15-year-olds. Writing in this week’s NLJ, however, David Locke, partner, Hill Dickinson, highlights a pertinent question on the issue of consent that has received less attention

The Cabinet Office has defended the government’s handling of the pandemic, in its response to the Lords' Constitution Committee’s report on coronavirus (COVID-19) and the use and scrutiny of emergency powers

The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has issued updated practical guidance on remote hearings

Lawyers from across the UK will be hitting the pedals in the week 11-17 October, for Breast Cancer Now’s annual charity cycle race, Tour de Law

The first ‘super courtroom’―part of HM Courts & Tribunals Service’s strategy to tackle the backlog of cases―has opened

The cases backlog stands at 367,294 magistrates’ court cases and 58,188 Crown Court cases in July, according to the latest HM Courts and Tribunal Service statistics

Smaller law firms have emerged from the pandemic largely unscathed but need to keep a watchful eye on emerging threats, the latest LexisNexis Bellwether report has found

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published an article detailing how it managed a complex murder trial involving eight defendants, four of which were held in a maximum-security prison, under coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic conditions. The article explains how the use of technology enabled the Preston Crown Court trial to take place

Law in the hotel lobby: David Langwallner examines the dilemmas arising from the relocation of trials to temporary courtrooms

Remote hearings have an unseen psychological impact on court users, a report has found

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Pillsbury—Lord Garnier KC

Appointment of former Solicitor General bolsters corporate investigations and white collar practice

Hall & Wilcox—Nigel Clark

Firm strengthens international strategy with hire of global relations consultant

Slater Heelis—Sylviane Kokouendo & Shazia Ashraf

Partner and associate join employment practice

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NLJ this week: Law Society calls for clarity on AML

The government’s plan to introduce a Single Professional Services Supervisor could erode vital legal-sector expertise, warns Mark Evans, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: Turning corporate liability into opportunity

Writing in NLJ this week, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers argues that the ‘failure to prevent’ model of corporate criminal responsibility—covering bribery, tax evasion, and fraud—should be embraced, not resisted

NLJ this week: A prince no more?

Professor Graham Zellick KC argues in NLJ this week that, despite Buckingham Palace’s statement stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his styles, titles and honours, he remains legally a duke

NLJ this week: Shareholder secrecy sunk

Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'

NLJ this week: The expanding remit of national security law

In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains

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Covid-19

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Pillsbury—Lord Garnier KC

Hall & Wilcox—Nigel Clark

Slater Heelis—Sylviane Kokouendo & Shazia Ashraf