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NewsWhitehall lawyers demand apology for 'outrageous' underpayment
Questions submitted for all-staff call with Government Legal Department's executive team reveal major discontent.
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News'Political cat's paw': sacked Sharpston speaks out on CJEU
Former advocate general says top court's handling of her case risks undermining its moral and legal authority.
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NewsMore firms celebrate record partner profits
Profit per equity partner at Travers Smith and HFW has grown by 22% and 30% respectively.
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NewsInsurers cash in on RTA claims drop during lockdown
Insurance body says premiums are at five-year low - but firms are doing well too.
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NewsHMCTS denies plans to bring in weekend trials
Hundreds of solicitors and barristers have threatened boycotts after the resurrection of extended operating hours.
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NewsOnline SME dispute resolution ‘would save billions’
Government-backed initiative unveils feasibility study and proof of concept for SME platform.
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NewsAnti-vacc solicitor who died with Covid-19 made ‘terrible mistake’
Dorset sole practitioner had posted online about his opposition to 'experimental' jab.
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News‘Rare but real’: Bar works with judges to tackle bullying
Bar Council chair dismisses suggestion that young barristers are ‘snowflakes’ or unduly sensitive.
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NewsAppeal court upholds fraud conviction over medical agency
Former marketing head at legal expenses insurer was convicted of conspiracy to defraud.
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NewsCity firms flash green credentials
Solicitors are increasingly being asked to advise on ESG issues, according to Fieldfisher’s managing partner.
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NewsCovid ping causes collapse of murder trial
Jury at Croydon Crown Court discharged four days into a three-week trial.
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NewsClarity for Crown court over trade mark offences
New sentencing guidelines could result in longer jail sentences for the most serious counterfeit cases.
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NewsDependency victory for relatives of deceased businessman
Dispute over compensation for family who inherited successful company following mesothelioma death.
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NewsLawyers pledge to boycott extended court hours
Almost 400 solicitors and barristers will not attend ‘a single court listing’ outside of regular hours.
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News‘Protecting our people’: US firms insist on staff vaccination
Reed Smith among those declaring that unvaccinated staff in the US will have to work from home.
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News‘Pingdemic’: Criminal bar calls for self-isolation exemption
Crown court trials are being seriously disrupted by lawyers forced to isolate, says Criminal Bar Association.
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NewsEquity investor begins legal assault with first acquisition
Blixt Group says it wants to build a national firm with more deals in the next four years.
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NewsAcademics call for probe into Post Office lawyers
Conduct of litigation was a 'scandal within a scandal', research team alleges.
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NewsBar refuses to back down on sexual misconduct sanctions
Inner Temple and Gray’s Inn said the proposed penalties were 'disproportionate' for some types of behaviour.
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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.