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Law Society publishes Q&A on electronic signatures
The Company Law Committee (CLC) of the Law Society has published a Q&A on the use of electronic signatures in commercial law matters
07 January 2021
HMCTS updates operational summary in light of UK lockdown
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has made some amendments to its operational summary for the week commencing 4 January 2021 in light of the government’s decision to place England in a national lockdown
07 January 2021
Reassurance as infection rates rise
Nobody should go to court unless absolutely necessary, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett has said
06 January 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19)—HMCTS publishes updated operational summary for week commencing 4 January
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has updated its operational summary on courts and tribunals operations during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
05 January 2021
Test case reassures on COVID insurance
Lawyers have hailed a Supreme Court judgment on COVID-19 insurance cover, which could save thousands of jobs
04 January 2021
Chair-elect Sweeting sets out his stall for 2021
Bar Council chair-elect Derek Sweeting QC has given his inaugural speech, covering Brexit, funding for criminal pupillages and his plans for reverse mentoring
29 December 2020
Nightingales in town hall, theatre and university
More Nightingale courts have been announced, including at Lancaster Town Hall, Birmingham Library and Repertory Theatre and Hull University
23 December 2020
What is ‘guidance’, & do we have to comply with it? Premium Content
Employment lawyer Juliet Carp considers the possibility that some pandemic-related ‘guidance’ may later prove to be wrong
17 December 2020 / Juliet Carp
NLJ this week: The vaccine & the law
Can the law play a role in overcoming hesitancy about the COVID-19 vaccine? Sarah Moore, partner at Hausfeld, explores the possibilities for NLJ this week
17 December 2020
COVID hours not working, says Law Society
COVID operating hours are ‘potentially discriminatory’ and ‘unlikely to have a significant impact’ on the backlog of cases in the criminal courts, the Law Society has warned
16 December 2020
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Clarke Willmott—Megan Bradbury

Corporate team welcomes paralegal in Southampton

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Howard Kennedy—Paul Moran

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Cripps—Radius Law

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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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