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News'I absolutely love my job': legal aid award winners revealed
Hundreds watch live YouTube broadcast of 19th Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards ceremony.
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NewsMore NQs join six-figure salary club
Linklaters and Eversheds Sutherland have both boosted associate pay to keep up with a ‘highly competitive’ market.
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NewsDon’t bother learning to code, junior lawyers told
Clients are increasingly demanding technology provisions in quotes from City firms, conference hears.
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NewsMPs urge end to adversarial clinical negligence system
Committee says compensation costs are unsustainable and should be recalculated.
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NewsRoyal commission on criminal justice going ahead, says MoJ
Justice minister Lord Wolfson says work on the promised commission was paused due to Covid.
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NewsChambers takes on cyber-blackmailers in High Court
Order against ‘person or persons unknown’ highlights threat of ransomware attacks from Russia.
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NewsSRA fines fresh batch of firms for breaching AML rules
Legal practices took over a year to make required declaration about risk assessment.
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NewsBarristers from ethnic minorities more likely to face BSB scrutiny
Report also reveals that male barristers are twice as likely to be referred for disciplinary action as female counterparts.
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NewsRetired partner loses profit share claim against City firm
High Court rejects claim for £135,000 from veteran solicitor, saying the distribution of profits was 'reasonable'.
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News‘Heavy-hitter’ equity partner accused of dishonesty at SDT
Former Fieldfisher partner denies misleading the court over creation of backdated documents.
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NewsBorders bill 'risks seriously infringing' access to justice
Law Society says it fears immigration reforms will penalise people fleeing persecution.
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NewsBA settles biggest ever data group claim
Claimant firm says settlement 'demonstrates how seriously the legal system is taking mass data incidents’.
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NewsPI and insurance giants announce five-year partnership
Minster Law will service legal claims across the esure and Sheila’s Wheels brands.
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NewsEU deals second blow to UK's Lugano chances
The European Commission said it is ‘not in a position to give its consent to invite the UK to accede to the Lugano Convention’.
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NewsOffices set for reopening as PM relies on ‘personal judgement’
Government guidance clear on returning to work, but position on courtrooms still unclear.
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NewsGovernment flaunts ‘exceptional’ UK lawyers to Middle East
UK-Middle East virtual conference starts this morning and will last for three days.
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NewsBuckland receives mass petition opposing protest bill
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill continues its passage through parliament today.
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NewsCourts hit by new wave of climate change litigation
Over 1,000 climate change cases have been brought globally since 2015, says litigation report.
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NewsClient satisfaction hits all-time high - despite lockdown
Nine out of 10 consumers of legal services are content with the outcome of their matter, according to a key industry bellwether. But the consumer watchdog is still disappointed most rely on ‘gut feeling’ to choose their lawyer.
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NewsGood Law Project's PPE claim fails after service blunder
Judge says court cannot grant extension of time following ‘careless mistake’ in latest challenge to government.