THIS ISSUE
The public inquiry into the ‘spy cops’ scandal has so far struggled amid various concerns including about the suitability of the Chair, according to Mike Schwarz, partner at Hodge, Jones & Allen writing in NLJ this week
Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC has been appointed a Visiting Professor in Law at Goldsmiths, University of London, which is launching an undergraduate LLB Law with Politics and Human Rights at Goldsmiths
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), the world's leading professional body for the promotion of alternative dispute resolution, is running a free of charge event for the whole ADR (alternative dispute resolution) community
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has ordered Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) to conduct an ‘urgent reassessment’ of students’ needs, in response to exam complaints
The COVID-19 crisis is likely to create long-term challenges for courts, particularly commercial courts, an international forum of commercial courts has warned
Conveyancers have been issued with pandemic-compliant guidance amid government moves to kickstart the housing market
The Bar Council Pupillage Fair, now in its fifth year, will be entirely virtual this year, the Bar Council has said
Senior judges and legal academics have called for a ‘breathing space’ break in litigation to allow firms to recover in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
Firm adds partner to family team
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb
Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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