All Law Gazette articles in 16 March 2020
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Immigration tribunals facing 'complete lack of guidance'
First-tier and upper tribunals sitting with no additional safety measures according to immigration bar.
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Firm hire: Joelson welcomes intellectual property partner
Akash Sachdeva is also qualified to practise as a solicitor in Hong Kong.
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Appeal court critical of judge who took 22 months to make ruling
Delayed judgment highlighted as part of appeal in litigation between two Russian parties.
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Opinion
All jury trials must be suspended immediately
Decision to continue with trials of 3 days or less is wholly irresponsible in amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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'Justice Bus' hits the streets of Norfolk amid coronavirus shutdown
Charity was concerned people would turn up to office to find no one available to help.
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What lockdown? MedCo keeps ban on video diagnosis
Whiplash organisation continues to insist on face-to-face meetings, but admits contingency plan is being prepared.
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Dieses Gericht ist nicht mehr: Germans deal final blow to patent court
Decision creates window of opportunity for UK, says Law Society.
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Hogan Lovells opens 'Covid-19 hub'
International firm creates apps and quizzes to help businesses deal with the outbreak.
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Opinion
Mother in law: coping with the kids in lockdown
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: a guide to handling school closures.
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Coronavirus: Students urge BSB not to delay exams
Postponing assessments would have ‘significant long-term effects’, students claim.
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Coronavirus: Key workers include those ‘essential to justice system’
Lawyers with children still unsure about their status even after publication of key workers list.
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Coronavirus: McFarlane signals 'significant change in direction' for family courts
Family division president says purpose of guidance is to 'keep business going safely'.
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Feature
Data page – March 2020
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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News
Civil and family courts to go virtual by default - LCJ
Rules in both jurisdictions are 'flexible enough to enable telephone and video hearings of almost everything'.
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Feature
Cash focus is needed to navigate coronavirus pandemic
Demand for all commercial and individual legal services is likely to be impacted in some way, so how will senior partners respond?
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Coronavirus: Lawyers with children wait on key worker list update
HMCTS chief urges government to consider court users when offering school places.
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London Legal Walk is latest coronavirus casualty
Largest assembly of lawyers in the country postponed to autumn.
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MoD closes down historic claims from overseas operations
New law will apply to claims made against the Ministry of Defence, including those made by veterans.
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Ex-solicitor faces bankruptcy restrictions after concealing assets
Paul Baxendale-Walker was declared bankrupt in 2018 after giving negligent tax advice to a client.
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Opinion
At court in the time of coronavirus
Avoid crowded places? No chance of that, at Croydon county court yesterday.