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Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) has published guidance in association with the Association of Democratic Services Officers (ASDO) and David Kitson from Bevan Brittan, on the subject of local authority meetings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

One-person protests & failing to comply with conditions. Neil Parpworth continues his exploration of the proposed changes to the provisions in the Public Order Act 1986

Alec Samuels discusses the new principle for the town and village green

Public processions, public assemblies & extending police powers. Neil Parpworth discusses proposed changes to the provisions in the Public Order Act 1986

Accessibility & accountability in inquiries must remain paramount despite the demands of COVID measures, argue Helen Stone & Eleanor Cornish

Public inquiries are a crucial element of the UK’s democratic system, Helen Stone and Eleanor Cornish, civil litigation solicitors at Hickman & Rose, write in this week’s NLJ.

Michael Zander concludes his account of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Amid the proliferation of COVID-related powers around the country, what of the long-standing common law right to silence? Nicholas Dobson reports

Environmental protesters have lost their legal case to protect rare barbastelle bats roosting in the path of the High Speed Two (HS2) rail link.

The rules on fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for contravention of COVID-19 restrictions are ‘muddled, discriminatory and unfair’, MPs and peers have warned.

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Browne Jacobson—Vicky Tomlinson

Browne Jacobson appoints Vicky Tomlinson as Head of Independent Health and Care

DWF—five appointments

DWF further strengthens major injury and casualty offering with new partner and four directors from DAC Beachcroft

Switalskis—Laura Ornsby

Switalskis strengthens Grimsby child care team

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NLJ this week: Auditors tighten the disclosure screws

The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations

NLJ this week: Telecoms tenants caught in a legal gap

A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’

NLJ this week: Due process holds the line

Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

NLJ this week: Credit law’s regulatory reset

Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules

NLJ this week: Employment law’s four-point check

The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Browne Jacobson—Vicky Tomlinson

DWF—five appointments

Switalskis—Laura Ornsby