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It's a date! London International Disputes Week (LIDW) 2021 will take place from 10–14 May, this time as a fully virtual conference

‘Substantial’ meals & staying at home: Fred Philpott compares current guidance with the actual law

In the first of a special NLJ series on the impact of the pandemic on the wider justice system, Jon Robins reports on cases in limbo, increasing pressures on the criminal justice system & Covid outbreaks in the courts

HM Courts and Tribunal Services (HMCTS) has published its monthly bulletin on news headlines and coronavirus (COVID-19) updates

Barristers are at ‘breaking point’ due to court closures during COVID-19, with many facing financial and psychological hardship, a Bar Council survey has found

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has detailed its processes for dealing with coronavirus (COVID-19) cases which impact courts and tribunals and explained how information about incidents can be shared with staff, judiciary and professional court users

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published its December 2020 coronavirus (COVID-19) review findings, which set out completed prosecutions under the Coronavirus Act 2020 (CA 2020) and Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020, SI 2020/129

There may be trouble ahead, not least with IT security, business uncertainty, the pandemic and Brexit

The Law Society has warned solicitors to manage their clients' expectations ahead of the end of the stamp duty land tax holiday on 31 March 2021, as the possibility of completing transactions before the deadline is slim, if the instructions are given now

The President of the Lands Chamber of the Upper Tribunal, Sir Timothy Fancourt, has published new guidance on proceedings in the Upper Tribunal (UT), Lands Chamber during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

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Clarke Willmott—Megan Bradbury

Corporate team welcomes paralegal in Southampton

Howard Kennedy—Paul Moran

London firm strengthens real estate team with partner appointment

Cripps—Radius Law

Commercial and technology practice boosted by team hire

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Child focused courts to roll out nationwide

Pathfinder courts—renamed ‘Child focused courts’—are to be rolled out nationally, following a successful pilot where backlogs halved and cases were resolved up to seven and a half months faster

Bad behaviour must relate to proceedings, holds Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a £385,000 costs order against a father, in a case that centred on what is required to meet the threshold of ‘reprehensible or unreasonable’ behaviour

Burials and cremation law under review

Centuries-old burial laws would be overhauled, under Law Commission proposals to address the burgeoning problem of shortage of cemetery space

Reducing women’s imprisonment

The government has committed an extra £32m to women’s charities and services tackling addiction, trauma, abuse and homelessness

Financial Ombudsman to return to its roots

The Financial Ombudsman is poised for major reform to return it to a simple, impartial dispute resolution service

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Covid-19

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Megan Bradbury

Howard Kennedy—Paul Moran

Cripps—Radius Law