THIS ISSUE
Firm adds medical negligence specialist
COVID-19 demands a longer transition & a clean EU referendum, say Amanda Robinson & David Wolchover
Mark Pawlowski examines the tortious liability of practical jokers in the context of both English & Commonwealth case law
Neil Parpworth considers the Schedule 21 powers relating to potentially infectious individuals
Kim Beatson & Victoria Brown share a guide to the practical matters relating to child relocation
Top tips to manage your career from home: Matthew Kay outlines how lawyers can get comfortable with the UK’s new way of working
Mark Solon provides a cut out & keep guide to giving evidence by video link to share with your experts
Expert witnesses will need to give evidence by video link over the coming months and this may even become the norm, Bond Solon founder Mark Solon writes in this week’s NLJ
The lawyer demographic is becoming more diverse overall but sharp discrepancies remain, the latest Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) figures show
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown
Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team
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Excello Law—Heather Horsewood & Darren Barwick
North west team expands with senior private client and property hires
Ward Hadaway—Paul Wigham
Firm boosts corporate team in Newcastle to support high-growth technology businesses
NEWS
The High Court has dealt a blow to thousands of Brazilians suing mining giant BHP Group following the collapse of the Fundão Dam
An Osborne Clarke partner has won his appeal against a £50,000 fine from regulators for alleged misuse of ‘without prejudice’ correspondence while representing his client, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi
An attempt to use Mazur to defend a serial fare-dodger charged with making 112 train journeys without a ticket has failed at Westminster Magistrates’ Court
Lord Reed, president of the Supreme Court, has announced he will retire next January
Tackling the backlogs of cases in the tribunals will be a priority this year, Lord Justice Dingemans, senior president of tribunals, has said
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