THIS ISSUE
Employment lawyer Juliet Carp considers the possibility that some pandemic-related ‘guidance’ may later prove to be wrong
For legal aid practitioners, ‘the pandemic has made a bad situation worse’, writes Rohini Teather, head of parliamentary affairs at the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, in this week’s NLJ.
A ‘plethora of rather confusing “guidance” has emerged’ in response to COVID-19, but what is its legal status?
Contempt of court applications have been overhauled by the new CPR Pt 81.
Law firms are having to make quick decisions to get cloud-based software in place now that everyone’s working remotely
Richard Crook explains why lawyers need to become multi-hyphenates in the COVID world
Now more than ever before, it is crucial that UK litigators find new ways to hold Big Pharma to account, argues Sarah Moore
Jon Robins , speaking to actor Ricky Tomlinson, investigates and provides an update on the case of the Shrewsbury 24
Charles Kimmins QC & Andrew Dinsmore provide an overview of the changes to the contempt of court procedure ushered in by the new CPR Pt 81
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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