THIS ISSUE
Challenging incorrect media reporting and extending outreach to schools are among the outcomes for 2020-21 promised by the Judicial Office in its business plan, published this week
Possession cases have resumed in the courts following a six-month hiatus, with extra judges and court staff scrambled to cope with the deluge
In-house lawyers are being asked for their thoughts on future trends in tech, as part of research being conducted by LexisNexis
The disclosure pilot, which began in January 2019, could be extended until the end of 2021, if the Civil Procedure Rules Committee (CPRC) agrees
The government could have breached human rights by failing to provide adequate PPE to doctors, nurses, care workers and others in the frontline, a parliamentary committee has warned
Got a good reason or not? David Cooper advises not to overlook the indemnity principle
Only three per cent of judges in the High Court and above do not have a background as a barrister, the latest judicial diversity statistics have found
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok
Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok
Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon
Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise
Twenty Essex—Thomas Hibbs, Jack Hollingworth & Sam Pearce
Three new tenants join Twenty Essex
NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’
Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application
Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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