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Shamima Begum, one of three east London schoolgirls who joined Isis in Syria in 2015 when she was 15 years old, will receive a fair trial only if she is allowed to return to the UK, the Court of Appeal has held

Kevin Charles explains why it’s time for structural change to resolve bullying & harassment issues in the legal profession

Magic Circle, global and City law firms have signed a pledge to implement data-driven measures to tackle the career obstacles that unfairly hold back black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) lawyers

A parliamentary committee has called for an end to the COVID-19 visiting ban on children whose mothers are in prison

Lockdown laws from a loving perspective, by Peter Thompson QC

The Court of Appeal has provided clarity on the Art 2 obligations of the State to protect life where a person in a care home is the subject of a deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS) authorisation and may have died following errors in medical care and treatment

Five years on from its establishment, Mike Schwarz reflects on the Undercover Policing Inquiry

Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC has been appointed a Visiting Professor in Law at Goldsmiths, University of London, which is launching an undergraduate LLB Law with Politics and Human Rights at Goldsmiths

Theo Huckle QC, Nick Brown and Frederick Powell

Tori Adams & Killian Moran discuss claims of unlawful detention and the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures

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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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Human rights

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Megan Bradbury

Howard Kennedy—Paul Moran

Cripps—Radius Law