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Issue: Vol 172, Issue 7970

11 March 2022
IN THIS ISSUE
Barrister Ian Smith covers agency workers and ‘fire and rehire’ among a range of topics in Employment Law Brief, in this week’s NLJ
What is e-presenteeism? How is it affecting people working from home? And what do law firms need to do about it?
David Mayor & Alastair Gillespie look at the potential for litigation arising from the sportsfield, amid a spate of allegations

Legal information and analytics provider LexisNexis has created a powerful research tool for UK lawyers

There has been a rise in disclosures of historic abuse in sport. Writing in this week’s NLJ, David Mayor and Alastair Gillespie, look into what can be done about this shocking issue
It's been 25 years since the Arbitration Act 1996 came into force, so what has worked and what needs reform?
The Ministry of Justice has extended its consultation to reform the Human Rights Act 1998, replacing it with a Bill of Rights, after legal groups including Justice and Liberty pointed out accessibility issues
Fast track entry is now available at all courts and tribunals through the Professional Users Access Scheme (PUAS)
The Next 100 Years, the successor project to the First 100 Years, has launched a photo competition to mark the centenary of the first four women to be admitted to the Law Society as solicitors―Carrie Morrison, Maud Crofts, Mary Pickup and Mary Sykes
Only 30 Nightingale courtrooms―introduced to help with the backlog during the COVID-19 pandemic―are to be kept in use until March 2023, the government has said
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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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