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
Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman
Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate
Ellisons—Carla Jones
Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford
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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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