All Law Gazette articles in 6 April 2020 – Page 5
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OpinionThe new normal? Opinion has shifted overnight on remote hearings
Why have remote court hearings? The question in future is surely why would we not?
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NewsLaw is still rocking - at a social distance
Global charity Law Rocks! seeks votes for the best performance ever.
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Law ReportData protection: use of personal data for improper purpose
Court held employee’s wrongful conduct not so closely connected with acts he was authorised to do that it could fairly be regarded as done by him while acting in ordinary course of employment.
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NewsEmergency fund will not cover barristers’ needs, warns Bar Council
All members of the bar have been asked to donate money to help those in most financial distress.
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NewsMcFarlane calls for feedback on remote hearings
Family division president begins two-week consultation to inform fresh guidance.
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NewsDisputes firm commits £1m to help businesses hit by pandemic
Hausfeld will spend a maximum of £50,000 on each case.
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'I am working from home in the Lincolnshire countryside where the broadband connection is thankfully as strong as the local community.'
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FeatureProlonged disorders of consciousness, the courts and clinicians
New guidance includes recent changes in the law governing procedures for the continuation or withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration.
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NewsTop judges seek to ‘mute’ unruly parties in remote hearings
Fresh guidance also reassures judges they should not seek to do everything online.
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OpinionRemote possibilities
’Make time for leisure and don’t catastrophise’ - strategies for working in lockdown.
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NewsJudges call for review of costs rules after QOCS judgment
Court of Appeal rules that defendant must be able to set off costs of winning dispute against overall costs liability.
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NewsCriminal defence community mourns loss of police station representative
Steve Knight died on his 70th birthday after contracting Covid-19.
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NewsCity law society defends big firms' furloughs
Law firms should not be criticised for taking advantage of the government’s job retention scheme, says City of London Law Society.
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FeatureCovid-19: Entitlement of defendants awaiting trial to apply for bail
Practical impact of coronavirus on such things as remand times and resources make it inevitable that bail positions should be reviewed.
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NewsOmbudsman promises flexibility over complaints during lockdown
Complaints handler says it has power to use discretion about how to treat under-pressure firms.
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NewsGovernment risks missing the boat on ‘emergency’ probate laws
Ministers have yet to decide which changes on signature witnessing to put before parliament.
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NewsNew recommendations coming on guideline hourly rates
Civil justice reviewers will produce proposals by the end of this year.
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OpinionMother in law: the lockdown balancing act
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family in lockdown somewhere in England.
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'We were a close-knit firm before lockdown, and all the more so now. We ‘meet’ for virtual cinema nights, quizzes, and our children’s kitchen discos.'
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NewsCity firms promote talent despite coronavirus woes
Practices publish strong partner promotion rounds and high trainee retention rates.