All Law Gazette articles in 29 March 2021 – Page 3
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NewsEversheds notes slight narrowing of gender pay gap
Elsewhere in the City, gender pay progress has stalled this year, with firms acknowledging that there is still work to do.
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NewsLand Registry issues 'fast-track' reminder to conveyancers
Urgent applications necessary to complete a transaction can be processed within 10 working days.
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NewsHoliday sickness doctor instructed by wife’s firm loses ban appeal
Mr Justice Mostyn says erasure decision by medical regulators was ‘cut and dried’.
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NewsOn-screen hearings to help bar pupils hone court skills
A court observation scheme has been developed by the South Eastern Circuit to help pupils and junior barristers during lockdown.
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OpinionLawtech: beware of the big plan
Forthcoming government innovation strategy should be wary of trying to pick winners.
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NewsSociety calls for clarity on vaccination passports
Chancery Lane says employers and employees need detailed guidance over plans for Covid-status certification.
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NewsVictims going to court entitled not to see defendant
Lord chancellor says new code comprises 'simplified and stronger' set of rights.
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NewsReturn to pre-Covid ways ‘not an option’ in backlogged ET
Judges set out roadmap for dealing with the 51,000 cases outstanding in the tribunal.
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NewsVeteran barristers among protesters convicted in Hong Kong
Democracy campaigners Martin Lee and Margaret Ng face prison over an illegal march in 2019.
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NewsFemale staff at Freshfields earning more than men
Magic circle firm’s mean employee pay gap now stands at 1.1% in favour of women.
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OpinionMother in law: Virtual hearings
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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News‘Not two sets of rules’: Litigant in person handed £100k costs bill
Judgment adds to growing body of cases where litigant in person has had no special treatment.
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NewsUnbundling take-up in decline but watchdog still sees untapped market
Legal Services Consumer Panel wants the SRA to do more to assuage lawyers’ risk concerns.
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NewsLaw Commission chief to see through next reform programme
Sir Nicholas Green says he went into the job 'almost blind' and wants his successor to benefit from a proper transition.
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NewsSix months to SQE: Chancery Lane announces countdown
Solicitors need to get up to speed with the changes to the qualification process.
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NewsDon't mention the Aprilscherz
VW discovers that lawyers don't necessarily have a sense of humour.
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OpinionCovid certificates - there is no right answer
The biggest question of all: the conflict between the right to go about one’s business freely and the right to go about one’s business safely.
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NewsDLA Piper thanks staff with extra pay or holiday
'One-week thank you' being given to fee-earners and business services professionals.
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OpinionSQE: Six months to go
From 1 September 2021 aspiring solicitors will be able to qualify via a new exam. Be ready.