THIS ISSUE
John Gould looks at the rules on out-of-office bad behaviour
Guidance on how to apply for probate online using the MyHMCTS portal has been published by HM Courts & Tribunals Service
The winter 2020–spring 2021 Pre-Application Judicial Education Programme (PAJE) is now open for applications
The Department for Transport has launched a Consultation on using a hand-held mobile phone while driving, due to end at 11.59pm on 17 January 2021
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett has hosted an online event with Chief Justices from around the Commonwealth to discuss their experiences of responding to COVID-19
More than 10,000 potential victims of modern slavery were identified in the UK last year, the Home Secretary Priti Patel has said
A telecom operator must pay a landowner £5,000 per year for a rooftop phone mast in Peckham, South London, the Upper Tribunal has held in a landmark case
A claimant did not give informed consent to her no win no fee lawyers deducting £385 from her damages, the High Court has held in a test case on recoverability of costs
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published draft guidance for prosecutors on rape myths and stereotypes, in the first full update in eight years
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Womble Bond Dickinson—Paula Myers
Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Paula Myers to private capital team in Leeds
mfg Solicitors—five promotions
Law firm mfg Solicitors announces five promotions at Birmingham office
Brabners—six promotions
Brabners adds six to partnership in record year for partner promotions
NEWS
Family set expands with the formal integration of 4 Brick Court into 42BR Barristers
The Court of Appeal has issued a stern warning to lawyers engaging in the practice of ‘privilege hunting’—obtaining an opponent’s legally privileged information through dishonest means
Legal executives have given a lukewarm reception to the Legal Services Board’s (LSB’s) final report from its regulatory review into Mazur advice and guidance
A homeless single parent offered accommodation in Derby has lost her Supreme Court appeal against the London council making the offer
The Kingdom of Bahrain does not enjoy sovereign immunity from allegations it used surveillance software to spy on dissidents in the UK, the Supreme Court has held
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