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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published an article considering the role of facilities management professionals in the post-coronavirus (COVID-19) era

Virtual hearings have been a good experience for most participants, according to Bar Standards Board (BSB) research into clients’ expectations and experience of barristers

Hundreds of criminal solicitors and barristers are refusing to attend evening and weekend courts

The Ministry of Justice, HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), and Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland QC MP have announced a package of measures to reduce the backlog of cases in the courts, following the lifting of most coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions in England and Wales

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published the findings of its June 2021 review of completed prosecutions under the Coronavirus Act 2020 (CA 2020) and the Health Protections (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No 2) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/684)

Some 60 Crown Court rooms will reopen by September, while 32 Nightingale Court rooms will have their leases extended to April 2022 to tackle the backlog of cases, the Lord Chancellor, Robert Buckland has announced

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has, together with HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) announced an increased effort to provide ‘speedier justice’ to assist courts with recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published its evaluation report for the HMCTS flexible operating hours pilot

The HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published its consultation outcome regarding ‘COVID operating hours’ (COH) in Crown Courts, which aims to tackle the backlog caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments has published its First Special Report of 2021–22, which sets out recurring themes the Committee found when considering the statutory instruments that addressed the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

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NLJ Career Profile: Bridget Tatham, Forum of Insurance Lawyers

Bridget Tatham, partner at Browne Jacobson and 2026 president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, highlights the importance of hard work, ambition and seizing opportunities

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Stress at work for corporate counsel

One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)

Chancery Lane says no to LeO

The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers

Human rights concerns for patients, prisoners & immigration detainees

Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned

Licensing fast-track for conveyancing & probate professionals

Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals

Stress at work? Join the (employment tribunal claim) queue

Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace

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Covid-19

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Bridget Tatham, Forum of Insurance Lawyers

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments