THIS ISSUE
Kingsley Napley is the top law firm in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the third year in a row, ranking 26th in the prestigious survey
Some 1.59 million individuals were dealt with by the criminal justice system last year, a fall of one per cent, according to the quarterly criminal justice statistics (October 2018-September 2019) published last week
Lots of people made more money last year, according to Simply Law Jobs
Young people fear that democracy and their freedoms are being eroded, research to coincide with Justice Week 2020 has found
Nominations have opened for the annual LALY awards―legal aid’s answer to the Oscars
Have you ever considered using video to build and strengthen relationships, grow new business or run training sessions for your staff?
A professional support, networking and mentoring association dedicated to supporting women working in family law launches in March
The National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV) helped a record 3,000 victims pro bono to apply to courts for non-molestation orders in 2019
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Jackson Lees Group—Jannina Barker, Laura Beattie & Catherine McCrindle
Firm promotes senior associate and team leader as wills, trusts and probate team expands
Asserson—Michael Francos-Downs
Manchester real estate finance practice welcomes legal director
McCarthy Denning—Harvey Knight & Martin Sandler
Financial services and regulatory offering boosted by partner hires
NEWS
The government has pledged to ‘move fast’ to protect children from harm caused by artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, and could impose limits on social media as early as the summer
All eyes will be on the Court of Appeal (or its YouTube livestream) next week as it sits to consider the controversial Mazur judgment
An NHS Foundation Trust breached a consultant’s contract by delegating an investigation into his knowledge of nurse Lucy Letby’s case
Draft guidance for schools on how to support gender-questioning pupils provides ‘more clarity’, but headteachers may still need legal advice, an education lawyer has said
Litigation funder Innsworth Capital, which funded behemoth opt-out action Merricks v Mastercard, can bring a judicial review, the High Court ruled last week
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