THIS ISSUE
The courts in the time of coronavirus: Nageena Khalique QC & Sophia Roper report on successfully navigating a new way of working
Working with Educational Institutions and Students in Dispute Avoidance, Management and Resolution: CIArb’s New ‘UniADR’ Programme
NLJ's Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week's issue
Jonathan Fisher QC, Anita Clifford & Olivia English discuss the impact of an acquittal on civil recovery proceedings
Suzanne Kingston & Janet Bazley explain the practicalities of the expansion of the children arbitration scheme.
James McKean, Andrew Bishop & Hollie Richardson highlight the morality & dangers of predatory marriage & probate
The lack of investment in the court estate & the justice system will hamper efforts to deliver online justice, says Jon Robins
Behave a bit longer; Another family shock; Bankrupted by a compromise; Fit law for the unfit; CFO rivals
Bethan Walsh explains why so many charities often struggle to comply with legal requirements on fundraising
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison
Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return
NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
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