THIS ISSUE
Pensions lawyers can expect a busy time ahead, journalist Stephanie Hawthorne writes in this week’s NLJ
Confused by the lockdown laws? You’re not alone. Writing in this week’s NLJ, Peter Thompson QC takes a tongue-in-cheek but informative look at COVID-19 rule
Lockdown laws from a loving perspective, by Peter Thompson QC
With planes grounded and holidays cancelled, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the air travel industry
NLJ's Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week's issue
Police interviews during the COVID-19 crisis: Michael Zander on the new rules
COVID-19: Harriet Morgan & Chloe Price share their projections for the future of the charity sector
Katherine Deal QC & Christopher Loxton, 3 Hare Court
Jury trials have resumed at a further five courts, bringing the total up to 16
Wills and probate practitioners saw no change in business levels, conveyancing was hardest hit, 60% of firms furloughed employees and 15% had to make redundancies, a survey of law firms has found
MOVERS & SHAKERS
WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea
Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires
Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew
Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires
Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth
Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions
NEWS
Behind the profession’s polished exterior, lawyers are ‘internally drained rather than physically tired’, according to a stark assessment of burnout in legal practice
Five years after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force, concerns remain that the family courts continue to minimise allegations of abuse in child contact disputes
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
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