All articles by Gazette reporter – Page 20
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NewsSociety calls for Sotoudeh's release
Iranian lawyer sentenced to 38 years in prison and 148 lashes after defending women protesters.
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NewsOne woman among eight new Freshfields partners in London
Magic circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has elected eight new partners in London in its latest 22-strong appointment round. One is a woman - Vanessa Jakovich in global transactions. The other London promotions are: Tom Clark and Oliver Marsden in dispute resolution; Aled Batey, Keir MacLennan, Cyrus Pocha and Roger ...
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NewsSolicitors join Nigeria trade mission despite concerns over practice rights
Visit is latest initiative in government's 'Legal Services are GREAT' campaign.
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Longer NHS waiting times threaten spike in clin neg claims, warns spending watchdog
Lengthening NHS waiting times could lead to a rise in clinical negligence claims, the public spending watchdog warns today. But the NHS’s understanding of the looming problem is ‘limited’, according to the National Audit Office. In a report, NHS waiting times for elective and cancer treatment, the NAO notes that ...
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NewsSpring Statement: Justice spending down by over 50% in 13 years
No end in sight to austerity in the justice system, thinktank’s analysis suggests.
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NewsNew law firm claims animal protection first
Two solicitors have launched what claims to be the UK’s first specialised animal protection law firm. Advocates for Animals will help charities ’ensure the law relating to animal protection is complied with in the way parliament intended and that the protection given to animals by legislation is honoured’. The Vegan ...
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NewsGrayling's disastrous probation sell-off will cost taxpayer extra £467m
Chris Grayling’s Ministry of Justice ‘set itself up to fail’ in reforming probation services, wasting at least £467m of taxpayers’ money. That is the verdict of public spending watchdog the National Audit Office, whose forensic analysis of the ’Transforming Rehabilitation’ initiative contains yet more damning criticism of how the department ...
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Super-regulator chief to step down
Neil Buckley to depart the LSB for non-executive portfolio career.
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NewsPay trainees a 'fair' salary, Law Society urges
Law Society announces a 2.6% increase in recommended minimum salaries.
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NewsRecruitment opens for Diversity Access Scheme
Law Society initiative aims to support people facing exceptional obstacles to becoming a solicitor.
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NewsLaw Society attacks LSB governance proposals
’Significant concerns’ that rules could make disagreements between regulators more likely.
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NewsBrexit: deadlock means new vote or no deal, says Society
Chancery Lane repeats warning in wake of House of Commons Brexit vote.
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NewsNDAs: Society warns public interest must come first
Practice note follows furore over attempts to gag whistleblowing former employees.
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NewsBrexit: Ireland's prime minister targets UK legal business
Leo Varadkar eyes partnership with lawyer representative bodies as ministers prepare Brexit legislation.
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News'Buy any files' firm bets on PI future with Manchester move
'Ideal time for a fresh new legal face in the North West,' says Hudgell Solicitors.
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Shares in key justice outsourcer slump amid rescue talks
Shares in outsourcer Interserve, the biggest provider of probation services in England and Wales, collapsed this morning after the company revealed it is in rescue talks. Interserve, which has debts of £500m, is planning a debt for equity swap which will dilute existing stakes. In early trading the shares fell ...
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NewsKathleen Russ takes charge at Travers Smith
Tax specialist will be City firm’s first woman senior partner.
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Britain's costliest divorce: Oligarch can keep £360m yacht as Dubai judge overrules High Court
A Sharia court in Dubai has ignored an order from the High Court that an oligarch must hand over a £350m yacht to his ex-wife as part of the UK’s biggest divorce settlement. Lawyers say the development further underlines the difficulty of enforcing UK divorce orders abroad. A Dubai judge ...
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NewsMacfarlanes includes partners to expose 75% gender pay gulf
Macfarlanes has become the second City heavyweight to publish gender pay gap data for 2018, joining a growing band of firms which have bowed to pressure to include partner earnings. The disparity is stark in consequence, which the firm partly attributes to a female-heavy secretarial pool and the fact ...
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News'No-deal' will threaten extraditions, says Law Society
Falling back on 1957 convention would be expensive and time-consuming, Chancery Lane warns.