THIS ISSUE
Brice Dickson reports on the Supreme Court in 2020
The impacts of COVID-19 risk turning back the clock on women’s equality: Dana Denis-Smith lays out a road to recovery
Khawar Qureshi QC analyses the key cases from 2020 in relation to the Arbitration Act 1996
NLJ columnist Stephen Gold casts his expert eye over the extension to the residential eviction ban in this week’s Civil Way column, as well as a change of approach for judgment enforcement agents, who may now negotiate a controlled goods agreement via video.
Crime, fraud & iniquity: how can an allegation of wrongdoing override legal professional privilege? Nick Barnard examines the evidence
Staying proceedings & dispute resolution clauses, explored by Masood Ahmed
Six months’ arrears will do it; ‘There’s a sheriff calling’; MPS at CA; A bit of Brexit
Two events have generated joy in the civil litigation community this month, NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School, writes this week
Compulsory mediation is on the agenda, say John Bramhall & Francesca Muscutt
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Pillsbury—Lord Garnier KC
Appointment of former Solicitor General bolsters corporate investigations and white collar practice
Hall & Wilcox—Nigel Clark
Firm strengthens international strategy with hire of global relations consultant
Slater Heelis—Sylviane Kokouendo & Shazia Ashraf
Partner and associate join employment practice
NEWS
Intellectual property lawyers have expressed disappointment a ground-breaking claim on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) ended with no precedent being set
Two separate post-implementation reviews are being held into the extension of fixed recoverable costs for personal injury claims and the whiplash regime
Legal executives can apply for standalone litigation practice rights, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has confirmed, in a move likely to offset some of the confusion caused by Mazur
Delays in the family court in London and the south east are partly due to a 20% shortage of judges, Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the Family Division, has told MPs
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