THIS ISSUE
Jason Woodland on parallel criminal & civil proceedings
It’s time to adopt a more mature approach to liability, says Charles Foster
In his first brief of 2019, Ian Smith (not pictured) revisits the gig economy & reflects on the old days
David Burrows looks ahead & shares his manifesto for change
Online stories show cruel realities of life without legal aid
Cross-party amendment to curb government’s powers on exit day
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Druces LLP—Afsor Ullah
Partner appointed head of Islamic finance
Birketts—Rachel Frost-Smith
Legal director named as new head of children
Kingsley Napley—Tristan Cox-Chung
Firm bolsters restructuring and insolvency team with partner hire
NEWS
Criminal defence lawyers have expressed dismay at the Lord Chancellor David Lammy’s plans to reduce the backlog by scaling back jury trials to murder, rape, homicide and other indictable crimes where the sentence is three years or more
MPs will vote next week on an amendment to fast-track the change to the unfair dismissal qualifying period, as the government’s flagship Employment Rights Bill returns to the Commons
Barristers have been warned to be on guard against anthropomorphism, hallucinations, information disorder, bias in data training, mistakes, data protection blunders and confidential data leaks when using generative artificial intelligence (AI)
Legal aid lawyers have welcomed increased fees for criminal, housing and immigration work
Public willingness to take part in class actions is rising, according to annual research by communications consultancy Portland
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