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09 June 2020
Issue: 7890 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Funded by Steps

The 10,000 Steps for Justice virtual event on 8 June has raised more than £180,000 for free frontline legal advice charities, organisers the London Legal Support Trust has revealed

More than 3,500 people took part from their homes, gardens, local parks and neighbourhoods, including the Lord Chief Justice, Baroness Kennedy, and broadcaster Rob Rinder.

The annual London Legal Walk, which is usually held in June, has been postponed to 5 October 2020. Since the pandemic began, some legal advice agencies have reported a 600% increase in help.

Issue: 7890 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Keystone Law—Milena Szuniewicz-Wenzel & Ian Hopkinson

Keystone Law—Milena Szuniewicz-Wenzel & Ian Hopkinson

International arbitration team strengthened by double partner hire

Coodes Solicitors—Pam Johns, Rachel Pearce & Bradley Kaine

Coodes Solicitors—Pam Johns, Rachel Pearce & Bradley Kaine

Firm celebrates trio holding senior regional law society and junior lawyers division roles

Michelman Robinson—Sukhi Kaler

Michelman Robinson—Sukhi Kaler

Partner joins commercial and business litigation team in London

NEWS
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
All eyes will be on the Court of Appeal (or its YouTube livestream) next week as it sits to consider the controversial Mazur judgment
An NHS Foundation Trust breached a consultant’s contract by delegating an investigation into his knowledge of nurse Lucy Letby’s case
Draft guidance for schools on how to support gender-questioning pupils provides ‘more clarity’, but headteachers may still need legal advice, an education lawyer has said
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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