THIS ISSUE
HMRC may crack down on fraud related to the employee furlough and self-employed support schemes, professional services company BDO has warned
Legal market report indicates certain practice areas performing strongly
Guidance to help law firms get staff safely back to the office or continue working from home has been released by the Law Society this week
Professional bodies have given a mixed reaction to the review of legal services regulation by Professor Stephen Mayson
A group of solicitors and barristers have formed an association to focus on legal issues emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown
Junior lawyers have called for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) to be postponed as it is not yet ‘fit for purpose’ and could lower standards
A unique online dispute resolution service specifically designed for COVID-19 disputes has been launched by global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright
Anthony Gold Solicitors' managing partner David Marshall has been appointed to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee as a solicitor member
Managing the virtual mediation process: what next for ADR after COVID-19, asks Professor Suzanne Rab
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
Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses
James Grice, head of innovation and AI at Lawfront, explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the legal sector
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