THIS ISSUE
Extraordinary time. Extraordinary human endeavour. Extraordinary consequences. David Greene reports
An app that helps protect domestic abuse survivors and a chatbot for people with learning disabilities have won the Legal Access Challenge
Service charge corner; In stock, not on sale; Bereavement damages remembered; It’s good to know
Contact conundrums & insolvent administration
Michael Zander on the Coronavirus Act 2020
What are the workplace implications? And knowing your ‘RPEs’ from your ‘FFFP3s’ Charles Durrant & Letitia Egan report
If the police are to maintain public support in these turbulent times they must ensure that their actions are consistent, necessary & proportionate, says Nicholas Dobson
There has never been a more acute imperative for justice to be upheld & looking after the interests of junior barristers & pupils is a top priority, says Amanda Pinto QC
Employers face important health and safety questions during these uncertain times
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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DWF—19 appointments
Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments
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Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga
Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire
Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan
Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds
NEWS
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ
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