THIS ISSUE
MPs returned to the Commons this week (only virtually, for most) with just over two months until the 1 July deadline for extending the Brexit transition period
Some 30% of SMEs don’t expect to survive the COVID-19 crisis, according to research by the UK200Group of mid-sized legal and accountancy firms
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The Arkin cap, which protects third-party litigation funders, will survive the Court of Appeal’s recent refusal to apply it, but in a new light, an advocate has argued.
Alexandra Baggallay considers the law & options available for separated parents during COVID-19
Court of Protection judge Mr Justice Hayden used Skype in a rapidly arranged hearing about an Alzheimer’s sufferer in a care home, whose daughter wanted to bring him home due to the COVID-19 suspension on visitors, NLJ columnist DDJ Gold writes this week
Andrew Francis explains why the recent decision in Beaumont has importance beyond the world of rights of light
The Supreme Court will soon welcome its newest member, Lord Leggatt, a former commercial silk at Brick Court Chambers
Employers could face ‘costly delays’ to immigration applications for employees next year when the points-based system begins, lawyers have warned
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hugh James—Phil Edwards
Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire
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Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe
Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire
DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr
Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London
NEWS
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege
A highly unusual nuisance case is explored by James Naylor, partner at Naylor Solicitors, in NLJ this week
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
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