THIS ISSUE
Writing in NLJ’s Civil Way this week, columnist DDJ Stephen Gold asks, ‘have you ever tried savaging a peanut?’
As firms scramble for position post‑lockdown, effective marketing is crucial. Grania Langdon‑Down speaks to the experts
The Family Online Mediation and Arbitration Service (FOMAS)
Quarantine quarrels? This mediation tool may help solve the puzzle, says Jennifer Egsgard
Go low with the CFO; Possessions reparalysed; High Street lessee win; Family cases to surge.
Flexible tenancy shock; Big financial remedy changes
The plans for reform to injury litigation are a disaster in the making & will only make matters worse, says Dominic Regan
The investigation of many individual COVID-19 deaths is likely to give rise to significant controversy, says David Regan
Family lawyers were keeping a watchful eye on events in Westminster this week as the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill reached its final stages
CBA chair reports on ‘cracked trials’
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Anthony Collins—20 promotions
20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins
Sidley—Elaine Whiteford
Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London
Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa
Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing
NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
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