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NewsDieses 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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NewsHogan Lovells opens 'Covid-19 hub'
International firm creates apps and quizzes to help businesses deal with the outbreak.
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NewsCoronavirus: Students urge BSB not to delay exams
Postponing assessments would have ‘significant long-term effects’, students claim.
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NewsCoronavirus: 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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NewsCoronavirus: 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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NewsCivil 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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NewsCoronavirus: 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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NewsLondon Legal Walk is latest coronavirus casualty
Largest assembly of lawyers in the country postponed to autumn.
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NewsMoD 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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NewsNew legal ombudsman chief wants powers to help ‘silent sufferers’
Elisabeth Davies tells MPs the service needs to restore its reputation with lawyers and complainants.
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NewsFirst all-Skype trial tests crisis working at CoP
Court of Protection is being asked to decide whether a man in his seventies should have nutrition withdrawn.
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NewsCoronavirus: LAA promises to be flexible
Legal Aid Agency says it is exploring ways to reduce administrative and audit burdens.
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NewsSlaughter and May appoints eight new partners
A quarter of global promotions at the firm went to women this year.
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NewsCoronavirus: Bar calls for halt on all hearings
All in-person hearings across all jurisdictions should be suspended, Bar Council says.
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NewsCoronavirus Bill: What it will say on courts and justice
Emergency measure will expand availability of video and audio links in court proceedings.
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NewsCoronavirus update: Lord Chancellor says courts 'must go on sitting'
Lord chief justice says we must ‘make every effort’ to maintain a functioning court system.
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NewsCoA rules litigant in person needed help making right claim
Employment case had been sent to appeal on the basis the initial outcome had been ‘unjust’.
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NewsCoronavirus: Law centres limit face-to-face advice
Centres say wellbeing of clients, staff and volunteers is important as services shift towards phone and email.
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NewsCoronavirus: Business as usual 'not realistic' says lord chief justice
Government under increasing pressure to change its strategy on courts and tribunals.
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NewsCoronavirus: Stop jury trials, says Bar Council
Requiring groups of strangers to gather closely together is contrary to government advice, says Amanda Pinto QC.