All articles by Chloe Smith – Page 9
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NewsLord Bach: Labour helped erode consensus on legal aid
Former justice minister says Labour’s review of reforms will try to restore consensus on need for legal aid.
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NewsDivorce to move online in 2017, says Munby
Head of the Family Division says divorce and probate could be early examples of almost entirely digitised court processes.
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ProfileVictory over tycoon’s contested estate
Clarissa Coleman acted for a client who won an inheritance battle with his stepmother.
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News‘Campaigning’ McKenzie friends avoid £2,000 cost order
Claimant ordered to pay costs after two helpers went beyond their remit in immigration case.
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NewsPay aspiring lawyers for work experience, says Law Society
Guidance released today has said that unpaid placements should last no longer than four weeks.
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Bar complaints system biased against men, report suggests
Bar Standards Board less likely to follow up complaints against female barristers.
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News‘Named and shamed’ barrister in breach of conduct code
Disciplinary tribunal rules public access barrister Tariq Rehman failed to make sure his chambers were administered competently.
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NewsCareer paths blocked as partners retire later
Firms expect a rise in the retirement age would affect opportunities for partner development,
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NewsProbate fees soar to £20k to fund courts
MoJ accused of 'stealing money from grannies' properties' with 129-fold rise in maximum fee.
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NewsDLA Piper global co-chair to step down
Sir Nigel Knowles will also retire as senior partner after almost 40 years at the firm.
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NewsA&O elects Dejonghe as senior partner
Wim Dejonghe succeeds David Morley who is retiring at the end of April.
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NewsJoint enterprise principle ‘wrongly interpreted’ – Supreme Court
Lawyers welcome Supreme Court ruling that could allow many convicted of murder under the doctrine to appeal their convictions.
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NewsLawyers press for cohabitation law update after court battle
A woman has won the battle to stop her deceased partner's share of home passing to his estranged wife.
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NewsHead of chambers quits 3 Stone Buildings amid merger speculation
Developments come just five months after 11 Stone Buildings closed.
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NewsTraining shakeup could block ‘best talent’ – Society
Chancery Lane has heavily criticised SRA proposals for a new solicitor ‘super-exam’.
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NewsLandmark ruling on predictive coding in disclosure
Judgment could create a new standard for automating document review process.
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NewsPEP rises 2.7% at Hogan Lovells
The firm attributed a modest rise in turnover to a weaker euro and pound.
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NewsLeO should reintroduce ‘free cases’, says Society
Chancery Lane warns that the impact of case fees on small practitioners can be ‘considerable’.
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NewsAddleshaw-Maclays merger ‘is off’
Following speculation that it was planning a tieup with Addleshaw Goddard, Maclays has confirmed it is not currently talking to any firm.
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NewsImmigration lawyers fail with challenge to secret evidence
Association claimed rule on undisclosed evidence was unfair, but nevertheless welcomes ‘helpful clarification’.