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John Gould looks at the rules on out-of-office bad behaviour

Law firms need to be extra vigilant to the risk of cybercrime in the time of COVID-19, regulators have warned


Professor Chris Bones, chair of CILEx, makes the case for reforming professional regulation, in this week’s NLJ
Jessica Clay & Lucy Williams, of Kingsley Napley, examine the potential for lasting legal services reform, in the light of Professor Mayson’s report
Professor Chris Bones of CILEx explains why the legal profession should not stand in the way of regulatory change

Professor Mayson’s ‘Reforming Legal Services’ report was ‘too generous about the Byzantine structures’ of professional regulation, John Gould, senior partner, Russell Cooke, writes in this week’s NLJ

John Gould applauds Professor Mayson for his attempt to detangle the regulation of title & the regulation of activity
Lucy Williams & Matthew Hardcastle assess the fallout & possible consequences of loose speech
In the age of #MeToo, what kind of misconduct could cross the line into the domain of a legal regulator? John Gould examines the role & limits of professional discipline
The number of complaints against judges fell by a quarter last year to 1,672 from 2,147, according to the annual report of the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO). 
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Red Lion Chambers—Maurice MacSweeney

Red Lion Chambers—Maurice MacSweeney

Set creates new client and business development role amid growth

Kingsley Napley—Tim Lowles

Kingsley Napley—Tim Lowles

Sports disputes practice launchedwith partner appointment

mfg Solicitors—Tom Evans

mfg Solicitors—Tom Evans

Tax and succession planning offering expands with returning partner

NEWS
The rank of King’s Counsel (KC) has been awarded to 96 barristers, and no solicitors, in the latest silk round
Can a chief constable be held responsible for disobedient officers? Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth, professor of public law at De Montfort University, examines a Court of Appeal ruling that answers firmly: yes
Early determination is no longer a novelty in arbitration. In NLJ this week, Gustavo Moser, arbitration specialist lawyer at Lexis+, charts the global embrace of summary disposal powers, now embedded in the Arbitration Act 1996 and mirrored worldwide. Tribunals may swiftly dismiss claims with ‘no real prospect of succeeding’, but only if fairness is preserved
The Ministry of Justice is once again in the dock as access to justice continues to deteriorate. NLJ consultant editor David Greene warns in this week's issue that neither public legal aid nor private litigation funding looks set for a revival in 2026
Civil justice lurches onward with characteristic eccentricity. In his latest Civil Way column, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist, surveys a procedural landscape featuring 19-page bundle rules, digital possession claims, and rent laws he labels ‘bonkers’
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