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Dominic Regan highlights the positives in civil litigation from a grim 2020

David Greene salutes Walter Merricks CBE’s recent class action success in the Supreme Court & puts the case for a wider collective process for redress

Michael Zander on the final rushed stages

As the government announces a review of human rights law, Alec Samuels makes the case for the UK to leave the European Convention on Human Rights

Jon Robins , speaking to actor Ricky Tomlinson, investigates and provides an update on the case of the Shrewsbury 24

Without data on the damage done to legal aid, how can the government help this fractured system recover? Rohini Teather, Head of Parliamentary Affairs at LAPG, reports

Can President Trump lawfully pardon himself? Michael Zander on a very live question

Amanda Pinto QC, Chair of the Bar Council, reflects on the challenges thrust upon the justice system by the pandemic & some unexpected body blows to the profession

Linda Lamb looks into reports of a recent surge in divorce enquiries & makes the case for ADR

Patrick Allen & Bahareh Amani highlight the importance of championing diversity & inclusion

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Birketts—Michael Conway

IP partner joins team in Bristol to lead branding and trade marks practice

Blake Morgan—Daniel Church

Succession and tax team welcomes partner inLondon

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec

Firm appoints senior associate to lead Manchester city centre team

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Client account interest money-maker provokes concerns

Ministers’ proposals to raise funds by seizing interest on lawyers’ client account schemes could ‘cause firms to close’, solicitors have warned

NLJ this week: When silence speaks volumes

Is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’ capable of triggering adverse inferences? Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Smith of Corker Binning examines how R v Leslie reshapes the debate

NLJ this week: The pension split at 25

Pension sharing orders (PSOs) have quietly reached their 25th anniversary, yet remain stubbornly underused. Writing in NLJ this week, Joanna Newton of Stowe Family Law argues that this neglect risks long-term financial harm, particularly for women

NLJ this week: Exclusion zone?

A school ski trip, a confiscated phone and an unauthorised hotel-room entry culminated in a pupil’s permanent exclusion. In this week's issue of NLJ, Nicholas Dobson charts how the Court of Appeal upheld the decision despite acknowledged procedural flaws

Public Accounts Committee warn of ‘extinction’ risk for legal aid

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned

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Opinion

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—Michael Conway

Blake Morgan—Daniel Church

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec