THIS ISSUE
Professor Suzanne Rab explains the pros & cons of Early Neutral Evaluation, & offers some practical advice
Highlights from commercial litigators’ COVID diaries
How did the commercial litigation world cope when it had to go digital almost overnight? Grania Langdon-Down reports
We have the chance to institutionalise anti-racism at work. We must take it & embrace a united future, says Raph Mokades
Fear of failure rather than celebration of inspiration imposes a heavy burden on mental health. Helen Pamely offers some mindful tips
Shane Crawford highlights the complex situation of sponsoring an immigrant worker during the pandemic
The evolution of the right to erasure & how it is now being used in practice, by Alex Keenlyside & Hannah Crowther
Fact-finding hearings in private children proceedings: an overview, by Kim Beatson & Victoria Brown
The Justice Committee launched an inquiry this week into the future of the Probation Service
Judges and magistrates have for the first time been given a guideline for sentencing offenders with mental disorders
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston
Harneys senior leadership appointments
Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan
Freeths strengthens London Construction and Engineering practice with two strategic senior hires
Anthony Collins—Laura Moss
Anthony Collins announces strategic hire to deepen skills base in the social business sector
NEWS
More than 100 teams from the legal and financial services sectors competed in five sports at the 51st Law Society RFC Festival of Sport earlier this month
Part-time status need only be an effective cause of less favourable treatment, rather than the sole cause, the Supreme Court has held in Augustine v Data Cars
Britain’s new acknowledgement that Israel’s occupation is unlawful, and accompanying settlement-goods ban and sanctions, is significant but overdue, argue Danny Friedman KC and Victor Kattan in NLJ this week
New planning fee rises, wider trade union access rights and a service-by-email trap feature in Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way
Existing defamation law can respond to AI ‘hallucinations’, but allocating responsibility will prove harder where outputs reach users without human intervention
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