Firms Clock Onto Coronavirus It will come as no surprise that the most popular stories this year with readers were dominated by one theme: COVID-19.

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By late February, the U.K. was under no illusions when it came to the severity of the virus. One of the most read stories of the year was the news that Baker McKenzie had become the first major firm to shut its London base following the potential outbreak of a case of coronavirus.