THIS ISSUE
How can lawyers take up the plight of young people lacking British citizenship? Keith Wilding suggests the KIND approach
A debt respite scheme is on its way, writes former district judge Stephen Gold in this week’s ‘Civil Way’.
The government sparked controversy this week by announcing a review of the Human Rights Act 1998.
As the government announces a review of human rights law, Alec Samuels makes the case for the UK to leave the European Convention on Human Rights
Ian Smith signs off for the year with a salute to Shakespeare
R (on the application of Z) v Hackney London Borough Council: Nicholas Dobson navigates the Supreme Court’s path through a hall of mirrors
David Locke & Claire Christopholus question if there is a duty of care to relatives of patients with genetic conditions
Pt 36 is juicy: official; New debt moratoria; Waking up to a mistake; Beware whiplash reforms; Prepare for higher court fees
Adam Straw & Frederick Powell examine the Supreme Court’s judgment in R (Maughan) & the consequences for conclusions of unlawful killings at inquests
Neil Parpworth examines determining judicial recusal, COVID-19 and the revealing nature of ‘live’ remote links
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga
Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire
Mourant—Stephen Alexander
Jersey litigation lead appointed to global STEP Council
mfg Solicitors—nine trainees
Firm invests in future talent with new training cohort
NEWS
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
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
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
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
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