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Now is the time for radical change for separating families. Lauren Evans trumpets calls for better support for the children of separating parents

Dominic Regan reports on a court divided, a false start & a triumphant underdog

Lawyers face a complex task on sanctions compliance, writes Frank Maher

For all our sakes we cannot allow Putin & Russia to destroy the rule of law, says Geoffrey Bindman

As we dare to hope that lockdown is now behind us, what has changed since the pandemic & how will it impact the practice of commercial litigation in the post-pandemic environment? Michael Frisby reports

Geoffrey Bindman questions the motives behind the government’s sudden concern for free speech

Never take our liberties for granted, says David Locke

Does President Putin’s denial of the right of Ukraine to exist represent an attempt to revive the use of force as an acceptable tool of national policy? Marc Weller reports

Pain ahead for lawyers? Dominic Regan takes a look into his crystal ball for the future of fixed costs & recounts a particularly unfortunate disclosure…

Environmental, social & governance: Clare Hughes‑Williams & Sarah Crowther on why law firms should keep all three top of the agenda if they want to keep the lights on in the long term

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B P Collins—Steven Smith

Partner appointed deputy district judge on South Eastern Circuit

Birketts—Sian Leonard & Stephen Horscroft

Commercial dispute resolution and private client offering expands

McDermott Will & Schulte—Owen Jones

European real estate finance team bolstered by partner hire in London

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Court delays weigh heavily on children

Chronic delays, duplication of work, cancelled hearings and inefficiencies in the family law courts are letting children and victims of domestic abuse down, a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry has found

NLJ this week: Redrawing boundaries for fiduciary duties and motor finance claims

Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery

NLJ this week: BBC’s open justice bid fails in care proceedings

The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: Parliamentary privilege—shield or sword?

Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege

NLJ this week: Litigation funding must serve justice, not failure

Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses

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Opinion

MOVERS & SHAKERS

B P Collins—Steven Smith

Birketts—Sian Leonard & Stephen Horscroft

McDermott Will & Schulte—Owen Jones