THIS ISSUE
It’s time to break bad habits, and remote working provides the perfect excuse, writes Ken Young, Keoghs partner, in this week’s NLJ
The costs of budgeting and costs management do not include VAT, the Senior Costs Judge has held in an important decision for costs lawyers
A global project to improve the mental wellbeing of lawyers has been launched by the International Bar Association (IBA), as COVID-19 adds to the stress of professional life
Two-thirds of barristers would find extended court operating hours ‘an impossibility’ due to caring responsibilities or because they are themselves vulnerable during the pandemic, the Bar Council has warned
Some people love working from home and others hate it―whatever the situation, employers need to make sure they’re prepared for legal issues that may arise when workers return
Institute urges government to make the change permanent
The NHS's focus on COVID-19 is having a 'significant and worsening' impact on non-COVID patients, a QC has warned
Jury trials were due to resume at Durham, Chester, Bolton, Snaresbrook, Inner London and Leeds Crown Courts this week, following health and safety assessments
Living in fear of the taxman? NLJ columnist Stephen Gold offers reassurance in this week’s Civil way―HMRC has updated its guidance to include the impact of coronavirus as a reasonable excuse for late payment
The Justice Committee has launched an inquiry into the Coroner Service and whether enough improvements have been made since reforms were introduced by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Mourant—Stephen Alexander
Jersey litigation lead appointed to global STEP Council
mfg Solicitors—nine trainees
Firm invests in future talent with new training cohort
360 Law Group—Anthony Gahan
Investment banking veteran appointed as chairman to drive global growth
NEWS
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
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
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
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
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
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