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Zoom witnesses fine for wills
Remotely witnessed wills will be deemed legal due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said
26 July 2020
Extent of pandemic damage to Bar revealed
Barristers are considering leaving the profession due to the financial impact of COVID-19, with publicly funded, criminal and young practitioners hardest hit, research has found
26 July 2020
Planning for a healthy business future Premium Content
Furloughed employees: out of sight should not be out of mind. Lynne Squires puts the case for valuing all employees & including those at home & in training in future plans  
23 July 2020 / Lynne Squires
NLJ this week: Litigating through lockdown
Highlights from commercial litigators’ COVID diaries
23 July 2020
Reopening the office
Law firm Devonshires has announced it will reopen its London, Leeds and Colchester offices on 3 August to both staff and clients
23 July 2020
Litigating through lockdown Premium Content
How did the commercial litigation world cope when it had to go digital almost overnight? Grania Langdon-Down reports
22 July 2020 / Grania Langdon-Down
More courts needed
The announcement of ten temporary Blackstone courts (legal equivalent of Nightingale hospitals) ‘feels like the Emperor’s new clothes’, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) chair Caroline Goodwin QC has said
21 July 2020
First ten Nightingale courts
Ten temporary ‘Nightingale’ courts will be up and running in August to help clear the backlog of cases, the government has said
19 July 2020
NLJ this week: COVID-19 & the impact on catastrophic personal injury claims
It’s time to break bad habits, and remote working provides the perfect excuse, writes Ken Young, Keoghs partner, in this week’s NLJ
16 July 2020
Long days at court?
Two-thirds of barristers would find extended court operating hours ‘an impossibility’ due to caring responsibilities or because they are themselves vulnerable during the pandemic, the Bar Council has warned
15 July 2020
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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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