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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published an article considering the role of facilities management professionals in the post-coronavirus (COVID-19) era

Virtual hearings have been a good experience for most participants, according to Bar Standards Board (BSB) research into clients’ expectations and experience of barristers

Hundreds of criminal solicitors and barristers are refusing to attend evening and weekend courts

The Ministry of Justice, HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), and Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland QC MP have announced a package of measures to reduce the backlog of cases in the courts, following the lifting of most coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions in England and Wales

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published the findings of its June 2021 review of completed prosecutions under the Coronavirus Act 2020 (CA 2020) and the Health Protections (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No 2) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/684)

Some 60 Crown Court rooms will reopen by September, while 32 Nightingale Court rooms will have their leases extended to April 2022 to tackle the backlog of cases, the Lord Chancellor, Robert Buckland has announced

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has, together with HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) announced an increased effort to provide ‘speedier justice’ to assist courts with recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published its evaluation report for the HMCTS flexible operating hours pilot

The HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published its consultation outcome regarding ‘COVID operating hours’ (COH) in Crown Courts, which aims to tackle the backlog caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments has published its First Special Report of 2021–22, which sets out recurring themes the Committee found when considering the statutory instruments that addressed the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

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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

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

NLJ this week: Lawyers must become product designers

The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London

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Covid-19

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron