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19 April 2020
Issue: 7883 / Categories: Legal News , Covid-19 , Procedure & practice
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NLJ this week: Gold on justice & COVID-19

Court of Protection judge Mr Justice Hayden used Skype in a rapidly arranged hearing about an Alzheimer’s sufferer in a care home, whose daughter wanted to bring him home due to the COVID-19 suspension on visitors, NLJ columnist DDJ Gold writes this week

Although the man’s rights could be derogated from in a time of emergency, and the daughter could not realistically care for him, the court found a solution by arranging for Skype calls and allowing the family to go to his ground floor bedroom window.

Also covering Tomlin by Zoom, bundles, injunctions and electrical safety, Gold glistens here.

 

Issue: 7883 / Categories: Legal News , Covid-19 , Procedure & practice
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Sheffield expansion continues with appointment of commercial property partner

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Browne Jacobson strengthens banking and finance practice with latest partner appointment Paul Duggan

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott

Employment partner joins Ward Hadaway

NEWS
Mr Justice Nicklin’s decision to order costs on an indemnity basis may be a ‘significant win’ but it’s still ‘far from game, set and match’ for Associated Newspapers, a former costs judge has said
The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
Can a meticulously maintained spreadsheet turn a couple’s informal financial arrangements into legally enforceable obligations? 
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