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NewsRecommended trainee minimum rises by 1.1%
Nobody should face unnecessary financial barriers to entering the profession, Law Society says.
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News‘Work from home’ guidance to remain until June at least
Government confirms that a return to office working where not essential will not come until final stage of roadmap.
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NewsConveyancing taskforce set up to manage digital transition
Law Society one of five members that will formulate and agree proposals to improve home buying and selling market.
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NewsNews focus: Is it time for a common law rewrite of GDPR?
European Commission approval for the ‘adequacy’ status of our data protection laws has been welcomed by the government. But is the UK making the wrong choice of regimes?
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NewsLegal training disruptor unveils prices for virtual SQE courses
College of Legal Practice has designed online programmes available as a 12-week full-time course or a 20-week part-time course.
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NewsLawyers acting as charity trustees urged not to be deterred by Kids Company case
A director of the collapsed charity and former City solicitor, Jane Tyler, was pursued through the High Court.
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NewsCPS to write to defence teams linked to unqualified court interpreter
Ministry of Justice has identified all the cases where Mirwais Patang was booked to provide services.
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NewsUber judgment: 'Sea-change' for gig economy
The Supreme Court's classification of Uber drivers as 'workers' could spark more litigation, lawyers predict.
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NewsRelief as EU deems UK data protection laws ‘adequate’
Draft European Commission decision follows nearly a year of 'constructive talks'.
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NewsPartner profits jump 30% at Hogan Lovells
Market has proved ‘staggeringly benign’ for international law firms, says specialist legal sector consultant.
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NewsTravers Smith creates domestic abuse support package
City firm urges other employers to create domestic abuse policies to support staff during the pandemic.
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News'Spike' in barristers reporting Covid concerns
Thirteen reports relating to coronavirus were filed on the Bar Council’s wellbeing app last month.
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NewsCovid measures a template for ‘worse law’, former government legal chief warns
New regulations 'are not subject to any parliamentary scrutiny before they come into force and, typically, very little afterwards'.
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NewsBurford pushes to reinstate dividend following ‘record’ year
Litigation funder reports ‘record levels of realized gain and more cash from successes than ever before’ in 2020 business update.
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NewsGig economy: Uber drivers are workers, Supreme Court finds
Unanimous ruling could have ‘huge implications’ for the gig economy, employment lawyers say.
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NewsJustice minister pledges immediate review of new CPR website
Lawyers and litigants in person not impressed with transfer of rules to gov.uk site.
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NewsSusanna McGibbon appointed Treasury solicitor
McGibbon is currently director general of the Government Legal Department and will take over from Peter Fish CB next month.
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NewsSunak urged to act ahead of March stamp duty cliff-edge
Thousands of transactions ongoing and may not be completed in time for stamp duty holiday.
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NewsSuspended sentence for woman who live streamed video of boyfriend's trial
More than an hour of footage of Crown court trial appeared on Facebook, according to High Court judgment.
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NewsFirm leads fight to recover air ambulance costs from defendants
Fieldfisher working alongside charities to prepare claims and urges other firms to do the same.