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Issue: Vol 172, Issue 7962

14 January 2022
IN THIS ISSUE
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the legal profession to take stock of its working practices―how flexible should firms be?
Writing in NLJ this week, Jon Robins looks at imprisonment for public protection (IPP), which has left thousands of prisoners locked up past tariff
The distinctive whine of a drone is familiar to most of us by now, and these miniature flying machines have played a valuable role in everything from house surveys to search and rescue operations
After the turmoil of the past two years, what do insurers predict for 2022, and what effect will the COVID-19 pandemic have on the market?
Escape your desk in 2022 by flinging yourself into the air or scrambling through mud!
Legislation enabling video-witnessing for wills has been extended to 31 January 2024, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed
Sole practitioners are swapping private practice for consultancy at larger firms in increasing numbers due to rising professional indemnity insurance (PII) premiums, research shows
A seven-year legal dispute about whether a Belfast bakery unlawfully discriminated by refusing a cake decoration request has stalled after the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled the claim inadmissible
The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) is polling its members on taking direct action or ‘as a minimum’ adopting a no returns policy should ministers fail to commit to increase fees
‘Minimal’ activity such as offering subscriptions in the UK is enough to make a US online magazine subject to the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), the Court of Appeal has held in a landmark case
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

NEWS

Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ

An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ

The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear

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