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Civil way_23 July 2021

23 July 2021 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7942 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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‘Do you have a conscience today?’; Judgment for defenceless defendant; Pleading service charges; Flight delay reg; Pre-hearing entertainment; Cafcass okay(ish)

LOOK, NO BIBLE

Your next remote CVP (cloud video platform) may be a bit different if civil, family and tribunal judges and the occasional magistrate, along with staff, follow the new script which has been issued to them. A possible smack across the mouse for failure to introduce; reminders to be in a quiet and private area, mobiles and other distractors to be off, hearing being recorded, no personal recording or publication, serious nature of importance of hearing not changed by video conduct; enquiry as to whether everyone can hear clearly; chat function to be used to notify any technical issues; everyone playing to state name and role (should bring out the worse in non-mol respondents); place yourself on mute when not speaking; and avoid talking over another party (but, curiously, not another party’s lawyer). But as Melanie might observe ‘Look what they’ve done to my oath, ma.’

Witnesses to be giving

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

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