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16 July 2021
Issue: 7941 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Legal aid focus
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NLJ this week: The tech factor

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In the second part of an article on access to justice and technology, Roger Smith considers the unique story of QualitySolicitors, the nationally branded High Street solicitors, and the impact of technology on the traditional firm model

Smith highlights innovations such as a Brighton family law practitioner’s development of automated interview software, as well as the US online service, ‘Hello Divorce’.

Could the sweet spot for lawyers be ‘automation which retains the personal’? 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown

Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown

Withers drives further growth in its UK immigration team with new partner Sophie Barrett-Brown

Venus Legal—Esther Amoako

Venus Legal—Esther Amoako

Venus Legal invests in next generation of legal talent as specialist litigation practice grows

Fisher Phillips—Catrina Smith

Fisher Phillips—Catrina Smith

Fisher Phillips continues momentum in London with arrival of Catrina Smith

NEWS
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
Foreign states cannot necessarily claim immunity for cyber operations launched abroad against computers in Britain, following a divided Supreme Court ruling
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
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