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16 July 2020
Issue: 7895 / Categories: Legal News , Covid-19 , Personal injury
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NLJ this week: COVID-19 & the impact on catastrophic personal injury claims

It’s time to break bad habits, and remote working provides the perfect excuse, writes Ken Young, Keoghs partner, in this week’s NLJ

He makes his argument in the context of catastrophic personal injury claims―affected along with other damages claims by the pandemic. With courts closing, evidence gathering stalling and rehabilitation curtailed, the likely outcome would be longer claims cycles and increases in damages and costs. 

Young asks, however: are we already seeing ‘signs of progress, new thinking and innovation to adapt’? He hails the faster adoption of technology and the profession’s ability to problem-solve. 

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NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
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Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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