THIS ISSUE
Alison Sparks & Grace Mercer report on commercial tenancies, rent arrears, & the importance of communication
Is the law clear enough on self-isolation? Writing in NLJ this week, Fred Philpott, of Gough Square Chambers, seeks to address this question
The racist slurs aimed at England footballers Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after the team’s Euro final defeat has appalled the nation
Former District Judge Stephen Gold reports on a script for judges and magistrates conducting remote hearings, in this week’s Civil Way column
Addleshaw Goddard has launched a litigation finance product, Control, that provides specialist advice to corporates, third party funders and other law firms on single case and portfolio funding arrangements
Legal professionals qualifying as solicitors via the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) route should be paid at least the same as trainees, the Law Society has said
The lawtech sector has doubled in size since 2017, includes about 200 companies, has attracted £647m in investment and is outpacing fintech, climate tech and healthtech
A further 12 former sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses including three who served time in prison, have had their convictions relating to the Post Office (PO) Horizon scandal overturned by the Court of Appeal
The Law Society issued a grim warning about the Nationality and Borders Bill, ahead of its second reading in Parliament this week
Employment tribunals are plagued by delays, lack of resources and too few judges, an Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) survey of its members has found
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
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured £1.1m in its first use of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO)
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
County court cases are speeding up, with the median time from claim to hearing 62 weeks for fast, intermediate and multi-track claims—5.4 weeks faster than last year
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