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Issue: Vol 170, Issue 7880

27 March 2020
IN THIS ISSUE
The courts in the time of coronavirus: Nageena Khalique QC & Sophia Roper report on successfully navigating a new way of working
Working with Educational Institutions and Students in Dispute Avoidance, Management and Resolution: CIArb’s New ‘UniADR’ Programme

NLJ's Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week's issue

Jonathan Fisher QC, Anita Clifford & Olivia English discuss the impact of an acquittal on civil recovery proceedings
Suzanne Kingston & Janet Bazley explain the practicalities of the expansion of the children arbitration scheme.
James McKean, Andrew Bishop & Hollie Richardson highlight the morality & dangers of predatory marriage & probate
The lack of investment in the court estate & the justice system will hamper efforts to deliver online justice, says Jon Robins
Behave a bit longer; Another family shock; Bankrupted by a compromise; Fit law for the unfit; CFO rivals
Bethan Walsh explains why so many charities often struggle to comply with legal requirements on fundraising
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
County court cases are speeding up, with the median time from claim to hearing 62 weeks for fast, intermediate and multi-track claims—5.4 weeks faster than last year

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured £1.1m in its first use of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO)

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