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23 Nov 2020

Death of the privacy shield

Suzanne Dibble considers the implications for data controllers following the ruling invalidating the privacy shield

23 Nov 2020

Aspiration or commitment?

The government's legal support grant for litigants in person does not fulfil on its commitments, as Pippa Allsop explains

23 Nov 2020

SRA: extra vigilance required in face of covid-heightened risks

The regulator has warned law firms to be more vigilant than ever in the face of key risks in the covid-19 climate 

18 Nov 2020

Wellbeing not an 'optional extra' as volume of family cases increases

More sitting days have taken place on family cases in 2020 than in any previous year despite the lockdown, but wellbeing must be a high priority, the president of the family division said

10 Nov 2020

HMCTS ploughs ahead with covid court hours – and 1,600 new court staff

More 'radical steps', including 1,600 new court staff, have been unveiled by HMTCS in a drive to tackle the crisis in the justice system

5 Nov 2020

Witnessing wills: a new era

Practitioners need to exercise caution when dealing with video witnessed wills, says Matthew Duncan

28 Sept 2020

Withers recruits former AG as consultant global counsel

Withers has recruited former attorney general Geoffrey Cox MP to its international law team as consultant global counsel

15 Sept 2020

Crossing boundaries

Andrew Francis explains how legal education is responding to inter-disciplinary professional work