THIS ISSUE
Even when law firms spent millions on security software, they still got hacked, Alexander Sverdlov, cybersecurity specialist and founder of Atlant Security, writes in this week’s NLJ
Bar Council chair Amanda Pinto QC reflects on an unpredictable year, in this week’s NLJ
What are the latest trends in cyber insurance post COVID-19, and has 2020 been the worst year to date for cyber security?
The Singapore Convention on Mediation has been widely hailed but there may be cloud behind the silver lining, law professors write in this week’s NLJ
The US election transfixed the world…and it’s still not over. The Trump years continue until 20 January 2021, when Joe Biden will be sworn in as President
Lessons can be learned from a recent Supreme Court judgment on restrictive covenants, according to Andrew Francis, barrister, Serle Court
Whose liability is it when a workplace prank goes badly wrong? Charles Pigott investigates
Can President Trump lawfully pardon himself? Michael Zander on a very live question
Amanda Pinto QC, Chair of the Bar Council, reflects on the challenges thrust upon the justice system by the pandemic & some unexpected body blows to the profession
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison
Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return
NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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