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Applicants for the JUSTICE summer and autumn internships, both paid positions, have just days left to submit their applications―the closing date is 15 May at 10pm

Laura Davidson discusses an urgent Court of Protection hearing held over Skype which demonstrates the powerful & competing rights & interests of care home residents lawfully deprived of their liberty during the coronavirus pandemic

A proposed contact tracing app for COVID-19 raises ‘significant concerns’ regarding privacy and human rights, a committee of MPs and Peers has concluded

Michael Zander reports on a new (definitely unwanted) problem for the government

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)

Lawyers acting for two families with children with autism have mounted a legal challenge to the government’s COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor exercise

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

MPs and Peers have welcomed a draft remedial order that repairs a gap in the law for those who’ve suffered a human rights violation, even where this was due to a judicial act done in good faith

Letitia Egan & Nicholas Whitehorn review the evidence for reforming the abortion law in the UK

Geoffrey Bindman QC warns against attempts to alter longstanding constitutional arrangements & undermining the role & independence of the judiciary

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Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

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Law Officers mark 25 years of Pro Bono Week

The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work

NLJ this week: Who shaped the witness’s story?

Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete

NLJ this week: Possession’s digital pitfalls

Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step

NLJ this week: Debts, disputes & digital bluster

A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense

NLJ this week: Costs without limits?

An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?

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Human rights

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions