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All Law Gazette articles in 12 July 2021
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NewsNational firm announces family-friendly pay policies
Irwin Mitchell says it wants to improve work-life balance and extend flexible working.
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NewsPolice and CPS criticised for cautious approach to rape cases
Inspectors were repeatedly told that cases were difficult to investigate or prosecute.
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Opinion'BAME' breakdown reveals shameful progress on judicial diversity
The proportion of black judges has remained at 1% since 2014. We need to know why.
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NewsUnknown blogger liable for £70,000 over #MeToo posts
High Court grants damages and ancillary relief after claims for libel, harassment and data protection breach.
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NewsAnnual figures lay bare ombudsman’s nightmare lockdown year
Scheme says there are signs of improvement after struggles of last year.
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NewsProfit up more than a third at Simmons & Simmons
Profit per equity partner approaches £1m at the City firm after a bumper year in lockdown.
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NewsMinority ethnic grads half as likely to get pupillage
Bar Standards Board says ethnicity appears to be an influencing factor in whether students succeed at the bar.
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NewsFirm hire: Irwin Mitchell appoints Slater & Gordon’s head of employment
Deborah Casale advises on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law.
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OpinionHow freedom of expression survived censorship
Dangerous Ideas: A Brief History of Censorship in the West, from the Ancients to Fake News | Eric Berkowitz
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NewsEU agrees to widen access to environmental justice
European Parliament and European Council reach informal agreement to amend the Aarhus Regulation.
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NewsAmerican and Asian lawyer groups step in to condemn China sanctions
American Bar Association says treatment of London chambers threatens the activities of lawyers around the world.
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News'We're being careful': HMCTS reassures court users ahead of 'freedom day'
Special measures will be kept in custody suites and face masks will be required in communal parts of court buildings.
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OpinionCompulsory mediation can work - but can it be free?
Mediators will naturally welcome moves to requiring ADR, but it cannot be done on the cheap.
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NewsMagic circle firm celebrates massive annual profit growth
Partner profits at Allen & Overy have reached £1.9m after a bumper year in lockdown.
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FeatureData page – July 2021
house The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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NewsJudicial diversity goes into reverse as barristers dominate
Barristers significantly outnumber solicitors for recommendations - and the figures are getting worse.
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NewsBuckland clashes with parliamentary committee on human rights evidence
Lord chancellor criticises committee for not hearing differing views on European Convention on Human Rights.
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NewsLegal aid solicitor elected PCC seeks to put 'community' back into policing
Simon Foster was elected West Midlands police and crime commissioner in May.