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The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has commissioned an urgent review into the impact of COVID-19 on the civil justice system

Dana Denis-Smith, CEO of Obelisk Support, has written an open letter to general counsel for diversity & inclusion, signed by 27 other female founders of legal services businesses

Judges must be ‘hard-headed’ when deciding which cases to prioritise for remote hearings and which can wait, the senior family judge has said

Law centres and advice charities have been offered a £5.4m boost to help them cope with increased demand for social welfare advice during the COVID-19 pandemic

High street law firms are at immediate risk of collapse due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Law Society research has found

Solicitors, barristers and other legal professionals who are key workers are eligible for COVID-19 testing, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed

‘Mass litigation post-pandemic’ could be brought unless the government addresses ‘significant flaws’ in its furlough scheme, employment lawyers have warned

Family lawyers have welcomed a two-year extension for frozen eggs, sperm and embryos stored in fertility clinics

Unprecedented court case backlogs and record prisoner numbers could be on the way as a result of government reforms and COVID-19, according to an Institute for Government (IfG) and Chartered Institute for Public Finance & Accountancy paper published this week, ‘The criminal justice system’.

A group action for tens of millions of pounds could be brought by the hospitality sector to hold insurance companies to account for policy payouts for losses arising from lockdown and COVID-19

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Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

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NLJ this week: Property cases reshape established principles-T1

A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land

NLJ this week: Property cases reshape established principles

A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land

NLJ this week: Stress ruling raises the bar for employers

Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee

NLJ this week: Can Manchesterism revive access to justice?

Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE

NLJ this week: Constitutional conventions tested as power changes hands

The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition

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Covid-19

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron