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28 July 2020
Issue: 7897 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Covid-19
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London Legal Walk goes virtual

This year’s London Legal Walk, postponed due to COVID-19 until 5 October, will now take place virtually, organiser London Legal Support Trust has announced

Last year, more than 15,000 walkers raised £890,000 for free legal advice services. This year, the walk will take the form of a 10xChallenge―participants are encouraged to complete an activity based around the number 10. It could be walking or running 10K locally, baking 10 cakes, 1,000 star jumps or 100 minutes of Zumba―a creative approach is encouraged.

Legal advice agencies are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patrick Marples of South West London Law Centres, says they are helping ‘a whole new group of people who have never experienced poverty, been unemployed or had to claim benefits but have been suddenly plunged into hardship’.

Sign up at: www.londonlegalsupporttrust.org.uk

Issue: 7897 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Covid-19
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
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After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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