THIS ISSUE
Profession remains resilient in the face of COVID-19
Chief Master Marsh retired as Chief Master of the High Court, Chancery Division on 1 May after a distinguished career.
Lawyers with judicial aspirations should keep an eye out for the 2021/22 High Court Judicial Assistant Scheme.
Numerical nightmares & conjured-up counterclaims: Dominic Regan counts the costs of some headline headaches
Have expenses under a freezing injunction become a further means to dissipate? Natalie Todd & Richard Swan investigate
Part 36 settlement offers: Helen Armstrong & William Rowell outline how to avoid the pitfalls
Michael Zander concludes his account of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Alexandra Felix QC & Ruth Broadbent examine the complexities of modern slavery within the UK’s criminal justice system
Amid the proliferation of COVID-related powers around the country, what of the long-standing common law right to silence? Nicholas Dobson reports
In this month’s brief, Ian Smith serves up some insight into items which are always on the employment law menu
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Hugo Plowman, Mishcon de Reya
From global fraud cases to fishing off-grid, Mishcon de Reya’s chair of dispute resolution Hugo Plowman discusses mentors, management switching off
Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn
Maguire Family Law announces partner promotion and new hires amid a record year for enquiries
Switalskis—Rebecca Parry & Hannah Gamble
Switalskis wills and probate team extends reach with two appointments
NEWS
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
Foreign states cannot necessarily claim immunity for cyber operations launched abroad against computers in Britain, following a divided Supreme Court ruling
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
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