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NewsEleventh-hour plea on Lugano pact
Law Society joins plea to EU to allow UK to sign up to convention when Brexit transition period ends.
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NewsBeckwith misconduct verdict overturned on appeal
Former magic circle partner overturns £35,000 fine as High Court lambasts 'flawed' SDT finding and 'alarming' costs.
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NewsBullish Gateley shrugs off Covid as profits climb
Listed pioneer trading above pre-pandemic levels ahead of half-year results.
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NewsSole practitioner ordered to pay damages for unlawful wage deductions
Solicitor’s actions were ‘egregious breach of the statutory requirements’, tribunal finds.
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NewsSRA chair: Going back to old ways of working would be a ‘travesty’
Anna Bradley hopes that changes to working practices can continue when pandemic ends.
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NewsFree legal advice centres receive £11.5m in emergency funding
Almost 180 legal advice organisations benefit from Community Justice Fund.
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NewsCity firm embraces remote working and reverses pay cuts
Solicitors at Taylor Wessing allowed to work from home up to half of the time.
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NewsBuckland assures City of post-Brexit opportunities
UK now has a number of international trade deals, says lord chancellor.
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NewsLegal PA placed in redundancy ‘pool of one’ loses dismissal claim
Law firm worker argued that firm should have widened scope of redundancy consultation.
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NewsSRA chief: Misconduct reports must be more than office gossip
General counsel clarifies reporting obligations and discourages ‘defensive’ reporting by firms.
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NewsCity celebrates ‘golden decade’ – but impact of pandemic remains unclear
Legal sector revenue has risen by 44% since 2010, lobby group reports.
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NewsDentons starts redundancy consultation as part of remote working push
Up to 24 fee earners across the country could lose their jobs.
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NewsSpending review: Sunak pledges millions to tackle courts backlog
Chancellor answers call to profession’s concerns about workloads in courts and tribunals.
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NewsSotoudeh film opens in UK next week
Law Society hosts seminar on case of Iranian lawyer sentenced to flogging and 33 years.
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NewsMother refused legal aid over 'trapped capital' has case remitted
Judgment clarifies legal aid rules for victims of domestic abuse, says Law Society.
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NewsConsumer need still unmet a decade after Legal Services Act, says LSB
Legal Services Board once again calls for sector to change, despite widespread improvements.
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NewsIBA 2020: Virtual reality provides 'immersive' sexual harassment training
International Bar Association announces latest move in campaign against harassment and bullying.
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NewsClient account outsourcing fails to take off
SRA pushing benefits of third party managed accounts as a way of limiting insurance costs.
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NewsKeep Welsh JRs in Wales, Faulks review told
Challenges to the decisions of public bodies in Wales should be held in Wales, counsel general says.
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NewsFirm fined £14,000 after missing ‘red flags’ on property work
SRA announces sanction in the same week as renewing calls for extra due diligence on clients.