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21 May 2021
Issue: 7933 / Categories: Legal News , Family , Procedure & practice
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NLJ this week: Time to clamp down on emails to the judge?

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Emails to judges that go beyond routine case management conflict with principles of open justice, family law solicitor & NLJ columnist David Burrows writes in NLJ this week.

Such emails may contain argument or quasi-evidence, which may be contrary to proper procedure.

Burrows writes: ‘It is impossible to imagine this ten years ago; and it was developing pre-COVID.’ Is it time, therefore, for remedies against those who abuse email contact with a judge? If so, what?

Burrows considers the issues here.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

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—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
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
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
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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