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Issue: Vol 171, Issue 7921

19 February 2021
IN THIS ISSUE
While much remains unchanged with regards to extradition mechanisms under the European arrest warrant scheme and the new arrangements post-Brexit, there are nonetheless some key differences to be aware of, write Nick Vamos & Katie Jones at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP in this week’s NLJ.
Writing in NLJ this week, David Renton examines the current status of the eviction ban, and revisits the government’s promised—but as yet undelivered—reforms to the landlord and tenant sector.
Legal problems that come in clusters is the focus of Jon Robins’s NLJ back page this week, and the subject of a book published by Legal Action Group and written by Leeds University law Professor Luke Clements, Clustered injustice and the level green
Writing in this week’s NLJ, Mark Solon asks: where do expert witnesses fit into the new Master of the Rolls’ promised ‘radical rethink’ of civil justice?
The ‘single-issue’ approach of the legal system ensures it is stacked against the disadvantaged, says Jon Robins
Rakesh Kapila highlights key aspects underlying valuations of family businesses on divorce & outlines ways in which such businesses can help in funding financial settlements
The new Master of the Rolls promises civil justice shake-up. But what about the expert witnesses, asks Mark Solon
Jonathan Goodliffe investigates how alcohol misuse can affect insurance
Is an employment tribunal a court & does it matter, asks John Bowers QC
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Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

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Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London

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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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