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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

Bristol, Manchester Minshull Street, Reading, Warwick, and Winchester Crown Courts are being considered for jury trials, the jury trial working group has confirmed

The annual London Legal Walk may have been postponed to October but the legal sector can still take steps to boost access to justice

Brighton solicitor Sam Elsby, a specialist in head injury cases, accidents abroad and workplace accidents, has taken over the reins as president of the Association of Personal injury Lawyers (Apil)

Some private client hearings are more suited to remote justice than others, 5 Stone Buildings barristers Ruth Hughes and Eliza Eagling have explained in a LexisNexis interview this week

Necessity is the mother of invention for property lawyers during lockdown & beyond, says Veronica Cowan

The International Bar Association (IBA) will hold a ‘unique and dynamic’ virtual annual conference in November, replacing the previous scheduling for Miami

Jack Ridgway provides a lesson in conduct

International law firm King & Wood Mallesons has moved its Europe, Middle East and US offices to the iManage Cloud document management system

Jury trials are to restart this month at certain courts including the Old Bailey and Cardiff Crown Court, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett has announced

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Jackson Lees Group—Jannina Barker, Laura Beattie & Catherine McCrindle

Firm promotes senior associate and team leader as wills, trusts and probate team expands

Asserson—Michael Francos-Downs

Manchester real estate finance practice welcomes legal director

McCarthy Denning—Harvey Knight & Martin Sandler

Financial services and regulatory offering boosted by partner hires

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Protecting children from VPNs & doomscrolling

The government has pledged to ‘move fast’ to protect children from harm caused by artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, and could impose limits on social media as early as the summer

Mazur appeal begins

All eyes will be on the Court of Appeal (or its YouTube livestream) next week as it sits to consider the controversial Mazur judgment

Trust breached former Letby colleague’s contract

An NHS Foundation Trust breached a consultant’s contract by delegating an investigation into his knowledge of nurse Lucy Letby’s case

Clarity on gender questions in schools

Draft guidance for schools on how to support gender-questioning pupils provides ‘more clarity’, but headteachers may still need legal advice, an education lawyer has said

Funder challenge to Mastercard settlement given green light

Litigation funder Innsworth Capital, which funded behemoth opt-out action Merricks v Mastercard, can bring a judicial review, the High Court ruled last week

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jackson Lees Group—Jannina Barker, Laura Beattie & Catherine McCrindle

Asserson—Michael Francos-Downs

McCarthy Denning—Harvey Knight & Martin Sandler