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The New Normal

Hopefully this weeks announcement will allow us all to start charting a course – albeit probably a slow course – to normality, however that normality won’t be the one we were used to. The ‘new normal’ will I’m sure, be very different to the ‘old normal’ with measures we’ve adopted during lockdown likely to have short and long-term effects with many becoming permanent features of business life:

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Remote working from a trainee’s perspective

For me, 8 April 2020 marks day 16 of working from home during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. 8 April 2020 also marks day 28 into my second seat in the Construction and Infrastructure team. Yes, that means just 12 days of ‘normal’ working in a completely new department and during a period of uncertainty in the lead up to a nationwide lockdown.

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ASHFORDS ONLINE

Ashfords’ lawyers have been embracing technology and providing their input in virtual seminars, forums and Q&A’s

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IT SECURITY & FRAUD - DON'T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN

It was reported that the number of phishing attacks in the UK has increased 650% since the Coronavirus took a hold of the world. Bearing in mind that the issue of ‘phishing’ was a serious concern before the Coronavirus crisis, an increase of 650% is truly terrifying.

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The Trust & Estate team help clients executing wills during lock down

We’ve had a huge upsurge in demand for wills. A will or codicil has to be executed in front of two (non-family) witnesses. Traditionally that has been easy when clients have come into the office to sign their wills – now they’re not doing that, it can be tricky to find two independent witnesses at home (beneficiaries of a will cannot be witnesses).

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Practical tips when working from home

Mass scale homeworking is already starting to feel normal, we’re adapting our practices and finding what works well, and not so well so we thought we would share some tips on things we have learnt or found useful.

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