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02 July 2020
Issue: 7893 / Categories: Legal News , Covid-19 , Legal aid focus , Legal services
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NLJ this week: Picking up the pieces

The widespread misery caused to society’s poorest by the COVID-19 crisis is highlighted in this week's issue by Keith Wilding, a retired fee-paid tribunal judge, and Sue Bent, chief executive of the Central England Law Centre

The Central England Law Centre (CELC), which has centres in Birmingham and Coventry, is one of the many advice agencies around the country doing its best to cope with the social fallout of the pandemic. It has seen an escalation of referrals for employment advice and domestic violence. While evictions have been paused during the pandemic, CELC staff predict a ‘bulge’ in cases once they resume.

Wilding and Bent warn that the vulnerable will not ‘bounce back’. Read the article in full here.

@CELCCov

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Charles Russell Speechlys—Justine Howard

Charles Russell Speechlys—Justine Howard

Charles Russell Speechlys appoints Justine Howard as General Counsel

Gibson Dunn—Suzanne Thomson

Gibson Dunn—Suzanne Thomson

Gibson Dunn further bolsters business restructuring and reorganization practice in London

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Rachel Yao

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Rachel Yao

Penningtons Manches Cooper expands international private wealth practice with new Singapore partner

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