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NewsHealth fears for jailed Iranian human rights lawyer
Supporters of Nasrin Sotoudeh say she has serious cardiac and pulmonary conditions after being on hunger strike.
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NewsLinklaters pledges to do better on racial diversity
Magic circle firm's race action plan includes 'aspirational' trainee and partnership targets.
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NewsSolicitor who joked about Ku Klux Klan fined £30k by tribunal
Practitioner who said he had 'old fashioned' sense of humour and also told racist joke is allowed to remain in practice.
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NewsHuman rights body raises concern over digital working
Technology has become an integral part of the delivery of justice services, Council of Europe benchmarking finds.
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NewsSRA to pay interim £40k costs after ‘lamentable’ prosecution
Regulator waited more than three years to interview witness who was at the heart of allegations.
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NewsSRA to recover less than 30% of prosecution costs in Bakers case
Regulator faces £137,000 legal bill after high profile prosecution of firm and three former leaders.
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NewsLCJ wades in to immigration row
Lord Burnett of Maldon expresses regret at 'minority of lawyers' supporting 'abusive late legal challenges'.
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NewsCourt of Appeal declares Home Office immigration policy 'unlawful'
Judges say Judicial Reviews and Injunctions Policy gives 'real risk' of preventing access to justice.
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NewsExclusive: Co-op Legal Services to be fined £144k by SRA
'Inadvertent accounting error' led to insurers being overcharged for PI claims costs.
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NewsEversheds staff return to normal hours and full pay
Global firm celebrates ‘stronger than forecast financial performance’.
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NewsArticle 50 litigation not a typical JR, Public Law Project tells panel
PLP says judicial review and good governance are linked but suggests areas for 'positive reform'.
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NewsA&O opens reporting season with ‘small’ change to pay gap
Magic circle firm says it ‘cannot let the current crisis drag us backwards’.
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NewsKKK office joke was ‘just playful’, tribunal told
Veteran solicitor denies any sexual or racial harassment of former colleagues.
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NewsSolicitors boycott court cells over Covid concerns
Defence practitioners say they face unsafe environment after police stopped running virtual remand hearings.
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NewsSecond witness says she was touched inappropriately by veteran solicitor
Former partner admitted in 1977 denies wrongdoing and says contact was a ‘playful kick’.
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NewsEx-Freshfields partner appeals misconduct finding in High Court
Ryan Beckwith was fined £35,000 last year after spending the night with a junior colleague.
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NewsDigital-first court service to recharge London
City of London Corporation proposes 'user centric, tech agnostic and digital first' services.
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NewsULaw strikes SQE deals ahead of training shake-up
Graduates from four universities are guaranteed places on ULaw’s SQE course under new arrangement.
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NewsLawyer loses claim for full pay after Covid 40% salary cut
Private client solicitor resigned in June but wanted full pay for notice period.
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NewsMan appears in court over alleged knife attack on immigration firm
Cavan Medlock, 28, of Harrow, has yet to enter pleas in relation to alleged incident at Harrow office of Duncan Lewis.