THIS ISSUE
Non-custody cases are now being listed towards the end of 2022 in many parts of the country, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett has told barristers, in his speech to the Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference last week
The government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda to redress geographical inequalities must include the justice system, particularly in the Midlands and the North, the Bar Council has said in its submission to the Treasury ahead of the Spending Review
Law firms must be more vigilant than ever during COVID-19, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned
Enisa, the EU agency for cybersecurity, has published guidelines on securing the internet of things (IoT) supply chain, which is dependent on third parties and faces a broad range of physical and cybersecurity threats
The University of Law has lost the main parts of a trademark case against one of its former law students over the mark ‘UniLaw’
Enisa, the EU agency for cybersecurity, has published guidelines on securing the internet of things (IoT) supply chain
The Land Registry has published its ‘Safe Harbour Standard’ requirements for digital identity checks during conveyancing
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Clarke Willmott—Megan Bradbury
Corporate team welcomes paralegal in Southampton
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Howard Kennedy—Paul Moran
London firm strengthens real estate team with partner appointment
Cripps—Radius Law
Commercial and technology practice boosted by team hire
NEWS
Pathfinder courts—renamed ‘Child focused courts’—are to be rolled out nationally, following a successful pilot where backlogs halved and cases were resolved up to seven and a half months faster
The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a £385,000 costs order against a father, in a case that centred on what is required to meet the threshold of ‘reprehensible or unreasonable’ behaviour
Centuries-old burial laws would be overhauled, under Law Commission proposals to address the burgeoning problem of shortage of cemetery space
The government has committed an extra £32m to women’s charities and services tackling addiction, trauma, abuse and homelessness
The Financial Ombudsman is poised for major reform to return it to a simple, impartial dispute resolution service
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