THIS ISSUE
Barristers at 4 Stone Buildings have published an e-book, ‘Litigation in the time of COVID-19: legal issues in commerce, finance and insolvency’
Bar chair Amanda Pinto QC relays the unprecedented events of her first six months in office, in an article in this week’s NLJ
As the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic gathers speed, the litigation finance industry is in a position to provide a lifeline, Simon Davenport QC and Daniel Goldblatt, 3 Hare Court, and Sergey Litovchenko, Bivonas Law, write in this week’s NLJ
The Law Commission’s reforms will give leaseholders a better deal, Law Commissioner Professor Nick Hopkins and Law Commission lawyer Rebecca Sage write in this week’s NLJ
Voice transcription service DS Compliance has launched another product for the legal profession
Simon Davenport QC, Daniel Goldblatt & Sergey Litovchenko on finding third party litigation funding in the age of COVID-19
Challenges to wills are on the rise. Chris Bryden & Tori Adams report
Chain, wheel or umbrella? Simon Gledhill & Gemma Noble highlight the importance of identifying common design in conspiracy cases
John Bowers QC reports on the gay servicemen case…20 years on
The relationship between the CCRC & MoJ has recently been described as ‘dysfunctional’. Jon Robins delves into the deeper issues
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Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes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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