THIS ISSUE
Proceedings began this week in Ukraine v Russian Federation at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague
The solicitors’ code of conduct could be changed as part of regulators’ plans to tackle unhealthy work cultures in law firms
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has questioned the government’s ‘meagre ambition’ of cutting to 53,000 the number of outstanding Crown Court cases
Some 30 Nightingale courtrooms―introduced to help with the backlog during the COVID-19 pandemic―are to be kept in use until March 2023, the government has said
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Taylor Rose—Jacqui Hayat & Andrew Bentham
Taylor Rose strengthens Medical Negligence team with senior leadership appointments
Birmingham Law Society—Sabina Kauser
Ward Hadaway partner appointed Vice President of Birmingham Law Society
Excello Law—Nick Gore & Irfan Ali
Excello Law immigration boost with two more hires from Irwin Mitchell
NEWS
An optometrist contesting a misconduct finding appealed his case because the judge heard it remotely while reclining in bed at home where he was recovering from surgery on a ruptured Achilles tendon
Official figures showing record criminal court backlogs provide further evidence ministers should abandon controversial plans to scale back access to jury trials, the Bar Council has said
A naturist walking naked on a public footpath near Macclesfield did not have his human rights breached when a police officer arrested him, the High Court has held
CILEX has urged the government to maintain the Access to Justice Foundation’s (AJF’s) status as the only charity entitled to undistributed damages and settlements from opt-out collective actions
The Ministry of Justice is running a £4m national television and social media channel campaign to recruit thousands more magistrates
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