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In a second special update on the justice system, Roger Smith turns his attention to technology, private practice & low income clients

In the second part of an article on access to justice and technology, Roger Smith considers the unique story of QualitySolicitors, the nationally branded High Street solicitors, and the impact of technology on the traditional firm model

Adam Hundt, of Deighton Pierce Glynn (pictured right) and Alex Goodman, of Landmark Chambers (pictured left), have won the award for outstanding achievement at the annual LALYs (Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards)

Those who bore the brunt of the pandemic also suffer disproportionately from a broken justice system, NLJ columnist Jon Robins writes in this week’s NLJ

Those people who bear the brunt of the pandemic also suffer disproportionately from a broken justice system, as Jon Robins reports

Lawtech may be booming, but the impact of technology on access to justice is a lot less clear, solicitor and author Roger Smith writes in this week’s NLJ.

In the first of a three-part series, Roger Smith explores the current & future state of the access to justice sector

Underfunding of youth court work is damaging the interests of defendants, victims and witnesses, barristers have warned

Legal Action Group (LAG) is hosting its 2021 Housing Conference on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 June 2021.

The Post Office scandal has thrown institutional failings in the justice system into sharp relief—and 'demonstrates pretty clearly that we have lost the plot', writes Theo Huckle QC in this week's NLJ.

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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Firm expands London disputes practice with senior partner hire

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Senior associate promotion strengthens real estate offering

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Leading patent litigator joins intellectual property team

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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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Legal aid focus

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith