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Issue: Vol 171, Issue 7936

11 June 2021
IN THIS ISSUE
Is the Equality and Human Rights Commission still fit for purpose? What has happened to equality law? Writing in this week’s NLJ, Geoffrey Bindman QC, senior consultant, Bindmans, investigates the state of the equality enforcer.
Judge goes rogue, employees stay home, planes grounded
Looking for a digital future while dealing with ‘utter mess’ whiplash reforms
The unfortunates? Spats are brewing as the digital golden age beckons, says Dominic Regan
Is the Equality & Human Rights Commission no longer fit for purpose? Geoffrey Bindman examines its death by a thousand cuts
Ian Smith investigates a gap in protection for workers in the ‘gig economy’
English virtual council meetings? Not a remote chance. Nicholas Dobson reports
State your case!; the midnight count; up the workers; new family guidance; no bundle fun in Admin Court; look, no captain.
Masood Ahmed examines the scenario of challenging arbitral awards for inadequate reasons
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
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
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
Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Rylatt and Robyn Laye of Anthony Gold Solicitors examine recent international relocation cases where allegations of domestic abuse shaped outcomes
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
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ
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