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NLJ's Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week's issue

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

Has the wig had its day in court? It’s a debate that’s raged for years but tradition has always triumphed

Debra Burton & Tamsin Wooldridge outline the sobering impact of the pandemic on charities & its effect on legacy income

Mrs Justice Keegan is to be appointed as the first Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland

Court and tribunal judgments are to be made available on the National Archives website, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk, ministers have confirmed

An auditor has been found to owe £13.4m, in a landmark Supreme Court decision on professional negligence and scope of duty

Mark Pawlowski sets out the case for abolition of the wig as part of our court dress

When it comes to cybersecurity, the legal sector faces a unique problem. On the one hand, most law firms realise the importance of cybersecurity and have taken the steps they think are necessary to protect themselves. On the other, the number of cyber attacks on law firms tells a different story

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

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Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.

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Partner and head of national planning team appointed

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire

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NLJ this week: ‘Joe Donor’ ruling exposes dangers of unregulated conception

The High Court’s refusal to recognise a prolific sperm donor as a child’s legal parent has highlighted the risks of informal conception arrangements, according to Liam Hurren, associate at Kingsley Napley, in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: CILEX warns Mazur ruling must spark reform

The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur may have settled questions around litigation supervision, but the profession should not simply ‘move on’, argues Jennifer Coupland, CEO of CILEX, in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Conditional job offers carry hidden risks for employers

A simple phrase like ‘subject to references’ may not protect employers as much as they think. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, analyses recent employment cases showing how conditional job offers can still create binding contracts

NLJ this week: Diamond rings and broken promises

An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: The battle over medical report fees intensifies

Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ

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Profession

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

DWF—Stephen Webb

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little