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Nottingham Law School appoints new executive dean ahead of SQE prep course launch
Jenny Chapman assumes top role

Ban for SRA paralegal following child abuse conviction
He can no longer work in the legal profession without former employer's permission
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Surrey man ordered to hand over ‘sidleylawyers’ domain name to Sidley Austin
Anil Mannick wanted US law firm to pay him £2,400 for web address

Former Lord Chancellor David Gauke returns to Macfarlanes
Joins today as head of policy

Did Davis Polk predict the pandemic?
Multi-million dollar purchase agreement, signed in February, features clever 'COVID clause' -- but now it's a matter for the courts

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Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Bar bigwigs take temporary pay cuts in wake of COVID-19
Bar Council and BSB tighten belts as they brace for ‘significant drop in income’

Law course provider in hot water over ‘misleading’ ads
Claimed to be '#1 QLTS provider'

Dechert partner refused stay in case against former client accused of spying on him
Latest development in tangled legal battle between Neil Gerrard and mining firm he used to represent

Squire Patton Boggs warns it may defer training contracts
Exclusive: City firm continuing to plan for August intake but urges future trainees to ‘hold off making financial decisions’ until COVID-19 situation is clearer

Freshfields and Taylor Wessing summer vacation schemes will go ahead — online
City law firms continue to switch to virtual programmes amid virus disruption

Canterbury University law student urges private landlords to waive final rent fees
Some students expected to pay upwards of £2,000 for rooms no longer in use during COVID-19 lockdown

23 legal TikToks to make your day
From Donoghue v Stevenson to City law firm perks -- Legal Cheek has covered it all

Disciplinary tribunal against former Baker McKenzie boss restarts via Zoom
Ex-managing partner Gary Senior accused of kissing junior lawyer in hotel room

Research: Over 70% of young barristers won’t survive six months in practice
Bar Council warns future of the bar looks 'bleak' in wake of pandemic

Will success of home-working prompt firms to rethink their plush City offices?
Pandemic puts question mark over corporate law's love-affair with swanky spaces

Shearman & Sterling lawyers offered six month sabbaticals for 30% pay
As Reed Smith introduces unpaid leave scheme

The dos and don’ts of virtual vac schemes
Essential online etiquette
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Lady Hale uses lockdown to write her memoirs
The former Supreme Court president has secured a two-book deal