THIS ISSUE
With visits from the outside world suspended and rehabilitation and other activities stopped, prison inmates endured a ‘double lockdown’ during the pandemic.
A dozen law firms have backed the Valuable 500, helping it reach its milestone of securing pledges from 500 global CEOs that their businesses are committed to putting disability inclusion on the leadership agenda.
The Judicial Diversity Committee is holding an online seminar for lawyers or other fee-paid judges interested in applying for appointment as a deputy district judge.
The Law Society has published guidance on how to supervise and support junior staff and trainees via hybrid and flexible working models.
MPs and peers have called for a statutory duty on judges to consider the interests of the child when sentencing mothers
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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