THIS ISSUE
Family lawyers organisation Resolution has launched a jumbo training package to ease its members through lockdown
Solicitor applications for probate are to be made online only, under Ministry of Justice (MoJ) proposals
Remote hearings, video hearings or no hearing at all? Sheena Cassidy Hope considers how the family courts might evolve
Dominic Regan suggests the finest wines for a summer staycation…for surprisingly low prices
With UK-EU negotiations continuing, Kevin Roberts & Charlotte Glaser discuss the UK’s anticipated departure from the European Arrest Warrant
One examination, two experts, several problems. Sheena Parry reports
Innocent but not allowed to prove it. Slim Dinsdale & Fred Philpott address a statutory fiction in criminal law
Post-Barclays Bank, Christopher Johnson & Frederick Powell provide an update on vicarious liability for practitioners & employers
The Financial Ombudsman Service: a matter of principle, ask Jonathan Kirk QC & Thomas Samuels
Government has clarified its COVID–19 wills plans, but some misconceptions remain, as Dr Nicholas Bevan explains
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney
London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations
Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller
Private client team strengthened by partner appointment
NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal
Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession
NEWS
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
In NLJ this week, Ian Smith, emeritus professor at UEA, explores major developments in employment law from the Supreme Court and appellate courts
Writing in NLJ this week, Kamran Rehman and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper examine Operafund Eco-Invest SICAV plc v Spain, where the Commercial Court held that ICSID and Energy Charter Treaty awards cannot be assigned
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