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Lawyers in lockdown
Stories from the frontline on how the legal profession is coping with Covid-19.
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Out of sight, law firms fear financial disaster
Thousands of law firm workers could be furloughed by cashed-strapped firms.
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Criminal defenders on the frontline
The Law Society is concentrating on lobbying to ensure a safe environment for criminal practitioners.
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Rise of domestic abuse during the Covid-19 crisis
Isolation and lockdown means victims do not have access to support networks such as schools, workplaces, families or neighbours.
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Please be fair to trainees
Open letter from junior lawyers to firms as impact of Covid-19 felt.
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Shami’s interview outtakes
Following the Gazette’s interview with the shadow attorney general, here are a few points worth adding.
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Coronavirus brings out the best in our legal profession
We must prepare for a long slog. But we can also extract positives from the early response to this crisis.
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Covid-19: Where is the SRA?
Regulator is already dangerously late in fulfilling its responsibilities to a profession reeling from a disaster.
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Negligence in the raw
Until this book’s publication, legal practitioners might have been excused for believing that the doctrine enshrined in statute under the Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 was relatively well understood in practice.
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An extradition treaty unfit for purpose
Across politics, people agree US-UK extradition is broken. The obvious example is Harry Dunn. He was allegedly killed in Britain by American Anne Sacoolas driving on the wrong side of the road.
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Copy that! Accessible guidance with a global reach
International Copyright: Principles, Law, and Practice (Fourth Edition) Paul Goldstein, P. Bernt Hugenholtz OUP, £94 ★★★★✩ International Copyright: Principles, Law, and Practice (Fourth Edition) This heavyweight academic work is a surprisingly easy read. Although it runs to 396 pages of ...
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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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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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At court in the time of coronavirus
Avoid crowded places? No chance of that, at Croydon county court yesterday.
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COVID-19: Managing health and risk whilst in police custody
It seems timely to revisit the main provisions within PACE that are relevant to our current concerns.
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COVID-19: how bars are coping worldwide
There are useful lessons in how lawyer bodies around the globe are dealing with the pandemic.
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London first
Capital’s pole position in cross-border dispute resolution will take some shifting.
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Loving your enemies
Plaintiff in Chief: a portrait of Donald Trump in 3,500 lawsuits by James D. Zirin.
