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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)

Solicitors have been invited to join a project to develop a regulator-approved reviews scheme for potential clients shopping around for legal services.

By 2030, developing countries will provide 97% of global growth, four-fifths of the global population will have a digital identity, artificial intelligence will become so trusted that it gets a vote on the board, and 85% of jobs don’t currently exist.

Should lawyers choose clients that match their own beliefs? They should not, says John Gould, senior partner at Russell-Cooke, in this week’s NLJ.

Lawyers must not be drawn into choosing cases based on their beliefs… or even worse, their prejudices, says John Gould

How can your firm help clients navigate change in unforeseen circumstances? Dominic Ayres provides some insight

Legal professionals at the top 100 law firms have generated ‘an explosion’ in content marketing such as blogs, articles and thought leadership pieces during lockdown, researchers have found.

High growth firms have reaped the benefits of making clever use of data, according to the global 2021 InterAction Marketing & Business Development Survey.

Some 60 law firms were forced to close last year because they were unable to obtain professional indemnity insurance (PI).

The UK legal industry turnover in March 2021 rose 30% to a record high of £4.06bn, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.

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Penningtons Manches Cooper—Gary Walsh

Marine finance partner strengthens Penningtons Manches Cooper's banking and finance practice

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Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London

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Justice committee reiterates calls to ‘urgently prioritise’ legal aid

The cross-party Justice Select Committee has warned legal aid is now a ‘service in managed decline’ due to ministers’ ‘inadequate’ and ‘disappointing’ response to its concerns

No MI5 contempt action, rules High Court

It would not be in the public interest to bring contempt proceedings against MI5 for providing unreliable evidence about its policy of ‘neither confirming nor denying’ someone worked for the intelligence services, the High Court has held

New safeguards urged for AI use

The Civil Justice Council has recommended a practice direction (PD) be drawn up to advise lawyers on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in court documents

Sir Geoffrey retires as Master of the Rolls

Courts modernisation champion and technology enthusiast Sir Geoffrey Vos has retired after an extraordinary career

Pension tax changes ease probate pressures

Practitioners have welcomed two autumn budget reforms relating to inheritance tax on pensions

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Legal services

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Gary Walsh

Anthony Collins—20 promotions

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford