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15 July 2022
Issue: 7987 / Categories: Legal News , Covid-19 , ESG
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NLJ this week: Greener on the other side of Covid?

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The COVID-19 pandemic had a side-effect of making the justice system and litigation management more environmentally sound and sustainable. How can we maintain the gains post-pandemic?

Writing in this week’s NLJ, Francesca Berry & Karen Hutchinson, legal directors at Stewarts, explain the reasons for this ‘positive but unintended consequence’. The pandemic necessitated digitalisation, indirectly reducing the environmental impact of the justice system.

They present the case for intentionally capitalising on the ‘window of opportunity’ for environmentally conscious changes, whilst remaining cognizant of the downsides of increased digitalisation.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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