THIS ISSUE
Brazil is one of the countries hardest hit by COVID-19. The disease has raced through the population and has already overwhelmed the healthcare system of Manaus in Amazonas.
International child relocation cases are finely balanced and difficult, with everything to win and lose, Kim Beatson and Victoria Brown, of Anthony Gold solicitors, write in this week’s NLJ.
There is no more a law of cyberspace than there is a law of the horse, US Court of Appeals Judge Frank H Easterbrook proclaimed a mere 25 years ago. The landscape had changed rapidly since then.
David Locke draws comparisons between the governments of the US and UK in their recent frivolous approaches to serious legal matters
As one of the countries hardest hit by COVID-19, Brazil’s recovery hinges on the success of its vaccination program. David Andrew Taylor reports
From modest beginnings, cyber law is now a recognised disruptor, shaping & challenging the future of litigation. But what is cyber law? As part of a new NLJ cyber series, Dean Armstrong QC & Paul Schwartfeger, 36 Commercial, provide a short history of the laws, crimes & definitions associated with cyber law & share some predictions for the future
Kim Beatson & Victoria Brown analyse recent relocation cases & lay out some practical advice
Having your cake & EATing it: Ian Smith provides some food for thought
Martin Rackstraw reflects on the role of Viscount Runciman & his colleagues in shaping the criminal justice landscape of today
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Switalskis—five appointments
Firm expands national abuse compensation team
Mathys & Squire—nine promotions
IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices
Carey Olsen—five promotions
Carey Olsen promotes five lawyers to the partnership
NEWS
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’
Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
Material obtained through US discovery applications may have a much longer legal life than many litigants realise
English courts are developing a distinctly practical approach to sanctions disputes arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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