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
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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