All Law Gazette articles in 2 August 2021 – Page 10
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NewsFirm hire: Regulatory specialist joins Tyr Law
Leeds based commercial law firm recruits senior associate Marie Bourke.
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NewsCrown court clogged by low value fraud cases
Total value of alleged fraud reaching UK courts fell by 70% year-on-year, despite rise in the volume of cases.
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NewsFirm hire: Baker McKenzie recruits partner to real estate finance team
Oliver Jefferies joins the banking and finance practice in London.
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NewsMoJ seeks views on expanding mediation
Responses to eight-week consultation are expected to shape future reforms to civil, family and administrative justice.
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NewsParadise Birmingham: DLA Piper office goes fully flexible
Pandemic 'challenged our assumptions' about what staff and clients will need from an office.
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NewsJudge warns of 'hypersensitivity' in lawyer's harassment claim
Courts should not ‘impose legal liability to every unfortunate phrase’, rules employment tribunal.
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OpinionGuideline hourly rates: an assessment
A member of the last costs committee to propose new guideline hourly rates, which were rejected, assesses the Civil Justice Council’s final report.
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NewsRock and roll (the classical way)
Mr Justice Stewart’s working group on hourly rates gets in an early boost for Roman and Greek mythology.
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NewsTetraplegic pupil was no publicity stunt, tribunal rules
Hilary Meredith Solicitors faced accusations of harassment related to disability following pupillage row.
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NewsFoot Anstey welcomes 'Most Enterprising Law Graduate' for work experience
Ayesha Faraj Al-Nuaimi was awarded the accolade from the University of Plymouth.
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NewsWork where you want, Womble Bond Dickinson tells staff
Transatlantic firm says working from home has not affected productivity or client service.
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NewsHourly rates rebuff for non-London commercial firms
Master of rolls to consider proposed rises in guideline rates frozen since 2010.
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NewsCoalition of lawyers unveils ‘universally standardised’ NDA
The new template is designed to improve the efficiency of legal teams and increase transparency.
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NewsCosts judge concerned by 'exceptionally large' rise in firm's hourly rates
Firm to appeal master's decision which 'raises an important issue for the profession'.
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FeatureTesting times
With less than a month to go until the SQE becomes the route to qualification, many unanswered questions remain about its operation and likely impact.
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FeatureRight-to-work regime
The Home Office has issued new right-to-work guidance as the Brexit transitional arrangements for EU workers in the UK came to an end on 30 June 2021.
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ProfileStrength in numbers
Metamorph, the new owner of QualitySolicitors, claims to be revolutionising legal services. Executive chair Tony Stockdale tells Eduardo Reyes why the consolidator is prospering when so many other ‘game-changers’ have faded away.
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ProfileMy legal life: Rachel O’Connor, Michelmores
Rachel O’Connor is a partner at Michelmores, Bristol