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Issue: Vol 173, Issue 8027

02 June 2023
IN THIS ISSUE
Short-changing the court; overseas and watched; standard orders ready; (till the next time); too much relief.
Rupa Lakha & Neeva Desai spotlight growing opportunities in the liberalised Indian legal market
AI is here, and corporate lawyers are fine: Ziad Mantoura hails the rise of tech & the new holistic approach
In the first of an occasional back page series, Michael Zander asks how much confidence people have in the jury system
Lawyers have welcomed changes to the means test for legal aid, but expressed concern at the ‘slow’ rate of progress.
The government cannot refuse advance payments of universal credit to claimants in financial hardship simply because they don’t have a national insurance number (NINo), the Court of Appeal has held.
Security firm Serco has been fined £2.25m and ordered to pay £433,596 in costs at the Old Bailey for health and safety failings following the death of custody officer Lorraine Barwell.
LexisNexis has launched Space industry, an authoritative and comprehensive statement of the law in an area of increasing importance to lawyers, as part of Halsbury’s Laws of England.
Personal injury lawyers have called for the limitation period for claims from victims of child abuse to be abolished with immediate effect.
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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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