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Birmingham solicitor and mediator Lubna Shuja has won the Law Society election for deputy vice president

Diversity & inclusion were given as a key priority by Chris Bushell in his speech as president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA), back in March

Judges and family practitioners are changing tack in their approach to pensions sharing on divorce, research shows

Nicholas Dobson searches for relief from COVID-19 by revisiting the Great Plague

Legal education provider BARBRI launched its Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) Prep course to students this week, amid ongoing setbacks for the proposed solicitor qualification route

Challenging incorrect media reporting and extending outreach to schools are among the outcomes for 2020-21 promised by the Judicial Office in its business plan, published this week

In-house lawyers are being asked for their thoughts on future trends in tech, as part of research being conducted by LexisNexis

Chambers appoints new Silk

Legal advice privilege applies to foreign qualified in-house lawyers regardless of national standards, the High Court has held

Thursfields Solicitors has announced that a lawyer who is a contributing author to a national handbook on probate has been appointed head of the wills and estates department at Thursfields Solicitors

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Burgess Mee—Victoria Sterritt

Family law boutique expands London team with legal director hire

Ward Hadaway—Mike Gore

Firm enhances advisory capability with strategic risk specialist hire

Stewarts—Alexandra Lyons

Insurance and reinsurance specialist joinspolicyholder disputes practice as partner

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Stronger rights for cohabiting couples proposed

Financial protections for domestic abuse victims would be strengthened and cohabiting couples be given inheritance and separation rights, under historic government proposals

Medics ring alarm on hidden clinical negligence cost of AI

Doctors and nurses could be sued for mistakes made by the artificial intelligence (AI) equipment they use to treat patients, researchers have warned

AI sandbox launches with legal

The law sector has been chosen as the testing ground for the government’s AI Growth Labs—speeding up development, testing and regulatory compliance so software can be market-ready more quickly

Broadening funerary options set out by Law Commission

A range of options beyond burial, cremation and burial at sea could become legally available, under Law Commission recommendations

Artificial intelligence roll-out to tackle Crown Court delays

Artificial intelligence (AI) legal assistants will be deployed to cut delays in the Crown Court, ministers have announced

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Profession

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Burgess Mee—Victoria Sterritt

Ward Hadaway—Mike Gore

Stewarts—Alexandra Lyons