THIS ISSUE
Safeguards for commercial tenants may need to be extended beyond the duration of COVID-19, lawyers have warned
The Law Commission has proposed sweeping reforms to the employment tribunal system, including expanding tribunals’ powers, increasing damages awards and extending time limits
CILEx appoints business development director
The Health Secretary’s death in service benefit for families of healthcare workers may not go far enough, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned
UK listed businesses have tapped investors for £3.4bn in additional funds since the COVID-19 lockdown began on 23 March, according to Pinsent Masons
A weekly monitor of human rights violations across the globe during the COVID-19 crisis has been launched by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)
‘Spitting or coughing’ and ‘disease transmission’ would count as aggravating factors when sentencing for assault, under revised draft sentencing guidelines for assault offences
Fraudsters are taking advantage of lower levels of security and IT challenges as people work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned
A mortgage lender has been awarded £16m damages in a notable High Court third-party rights judgment, which applied the rarely-used Braganza test
An alarming 30% of barristers say they are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19, and more than half expect to in future, according to the latest Bar Council research
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach
Partner joins commercial property team in Taunton office
Farrer & Co—Richard Lane
Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner
Bird & Bird—Sue McLean
Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner
NEWS
What safeguards apply when trust corporations are appointed as deputy by the Court of Protection?
Disputing parties are expected to take part in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), where this is suitable for their case. At what point, however, does refusing to participate cross the threshold of ‘unreasonable’ and attract adverse costs consequences?
When it comes to free legal advice, demand massively outweighs supply. 'Millions of people are excluded from access to justice as they don’t have anywhere to turn for free advice—or don’t know that they can ask for help,' Bhavini Bhatt, development director at the Access to Justice Foundation, writes in this week's NLJ
When an ex-couple is deciding who gets what in the divorce or civil partnership dissolution, when is it appropriate for a third party to intervene? David Burrows, NLJ columnist and solicitor advocate, considers this thorny issue in this week’s NLJ
NLJ's latest Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week’s issue
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