THIS ISSUE
Lawyers up and down the country are preparing for the 20th anniversary Pro Bono Week (1-5 November)
Pro bono work is always rewarding but some cases stay with you forever. Writing in this week’s NLJ, Jessica Dunk, associate, Ropes & Gray, recounts her involvement in one such case―that of Andrew Malkinson
What are the pros and cons of remote working? There are many, writes NLJ columnist and City Law School professor Dominic Regan.
Fiona Rutherford, director, access to justice policy, Ministry of Justice, lauds the tradition of pro bono in the legal profession, in this week’s NLJ, as part of a special pro bono edition to mark the 20th anniversary of Pro Bono Week
Trial durations are overestimated, according to research among members of the judiciary, former District Judge Stephen Gold writes in this week’s ‘Civil way’.
Increased use of simple online wills could lead to a surge in unsuitable and contested wills, a funeral research and consultancy firm has predicted
The Law Society and City of London Law Society have pledged to hold the government to account over its economic crime levy, due to begin next year
An extra clause addressing affirmative cyber cover is to be added to the minimum terms and conditions for professional indemnity insurance, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced
The ever-popular Will Aid returns this November, with potential benefits for both firms and charities
Adoption of the ‘arbitration annex’ at COP26, in Glasgow next week, would encourage states to act on their climate and environmental obligations, according to lawyers
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Jasmine Olomolaiye, Foot Anstey
Jasmine Olomolaiye, partner at national law firm Foot Anstey, discusses the power of reading and the dizzying heights of her dream career
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Freeths—Christopher Stephens
Strategic land specialist joinsreal estate practice as partner
Shakespeare Martineau—Jonathan Pawlowski
Construction practice strengthened by partner hire in London
NEWS
A ‘parallel justice system’ is developing due to the increased use of Out of Court Resolutions (OOCRs), magistrates have warned
The government’s plan to cut jury trials could ‘cause more delays than it could ever serve to reduce’, veteran silk Geoffrey Robertson KC has warned
Artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to generate faster and cheaper transcripts of criminal court proceedings, ministers have announced
Solicitors practising litigation have been issued with a Law Society practice note following the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Mazur
Sir Andrew McFarlane has retired from the judiciary, following nearly eight years as president of the Family Division and president of the Court of Protection
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