All Law Gazette articles in 3 August 2020 – Page 5
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NewsPerformance at big US firms drops sharply
US law firms experience sharpest quarterly fall in performance since the credit crunch.
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News'Robust security checks' at Nightingale courts
HM Courts & Tribunals Service responds to Daily Mail article alleging serious failings.
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NewsBar exams plagued with technical faults, anxious students claim
Several students were unable to sit yesterday’s online ethics assessment because the system crashed.
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NewsRevenues rebound by 20% in June, but still down on last year
UK legal sector billed £2.79bn in June, latest ONS quarterly figures show.
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NewsNorton Rose Fulbright cuts NQ pay to reward senior associates
Solicitors qualifying in London this autumn will receive £82,500 as City firms continue to tighten belts.
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NewsSRA closes national firm Kingly
Regulator intervenes in directors' practices citing 'reason to suspect dishonesty'.
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OpinionMoD is legislating itself out of responsibility
Overseas Operations Bill would set six-year deadline on claims for negligent death or injury overseas of a member of the armed forces.
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OpinionForgotten defendants and crumbling criminal justice
Radical action is needed to properly resource the justice system, deal with cases backlog, and start releasing low-risk defendants.
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NewsLord chancellor faced two JRs before immigration U-turn
Claimants in both challenges were told on 4 August that controversial legal aid regulations would be revoked.
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NewsProfession sides with harassed bar exam students
Student reports urinating in bottle because he was not allowed to leave his desk during exam.
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NewsHunger striking lawyers 'in critical condition'
Bar associations including Law Society condemn Turkish government's clampdown on legal profession.
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NewsLawtech and protection of justice spending on Society’s CSR wishlist
Society proposes a cross-departmental strategy on law and justice in spending review.
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NewsSRA declines to comment on Freshfields investigation report
Magic circle partner is under investigation for her review of the handling of a rape allegation by a City bank.
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NewsMasks not mandatory in appointment-only firms
People visiting high street firms must still cover their faces, Health and Safety Executive tells Society.
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NewsMoJ reveals impact of suspending housing possession proceedings
Figures for April to June show unprecedentedly low levels as government prepares to lift evictions ban.
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NewsFirm promotion: Hill Dickinson announces new head of marine
Marine casualty specialist Tony Goldsmith is a former seagoing master mariner.
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NewsLegal information giant snaps up digital courts system
UK startup Caselines lists Crown courts and Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal among its customers.
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NewsDLA Piper announces £150m litigation funding pot
International firm is collaborating with two litigation funders.
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OpinionRunning a law school in lockdown
Diary of a law academic, trying to make law graduates fit for the workplace, trying (and failing) to be the perfect manager, mother and mate.