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NewsDAC Beachcroft looks to cut real estate jobs
A total of 10 roles are at risk in Leeds and London, firm reveals.
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NewsHogan Lovells opens document review hub in Arizona
Firm teams up with legal services company to create review centre which uses AI to scour documents.
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NewsDomestic violence centre offers to take on family court mailbox
Central facility informing police of forced marriage and female genital mutilation protection orders was abandoned.
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NewsPart 36 offers excluding interest are not valid, rules Court of Appeal
Lawyers finally given clarity on what constitutes a valid Part 36 offer to settle.
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NewsConcern for health of jailed Saudi lawyer
Walid Abu Al-Khair transferred to hospital after a month on hunger strike.
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NewsBar complaints reach highest level in five years
'Significant number' of complaints from litigants in person - but 91% fall at first hurdle.
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NewsMishcon shuts up shop in New York
The work of the firm’s only international outpost is ‘no longer consistent’ with the London practice.
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NewsTeachers challenge government over pensions following judges' win
Leigh Day, which successfully represented over 200 judges, is issuing claims on behalf of hundreds of teachers.
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NewsMoJ finally opens refund scheme for court fees
Some people may have paid too much for services between April 2014 and March 2018.
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NewsWeightmans entitled to fire worker over internet browsing, tribunal rules
Former facilities assistant had brought claim for unfair dismissal against national firm.
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NewsQC selection company sitting on £1.4m cash pile as fees roll in
Queen’s Counsel Appointments charges lawyers £2,160 to apply for silk and an extra £3,000 + VAT if their application is successful.
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NewsFour City solicitors to take silk in 2020
Just 4% of QC appointments go to solicitors this year, as 110 barristers and four solicitors make the grade.
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NewsStatutory legacy for partners raised to £270,000
Overdue update increases the amount spouses and civil partners are entitled to if their partner dies without a will.
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NewsRegulatory revamp would put small firms at risk, warns Society
Organisation responds to proposals of academic’s independent legal services review.
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NewsAre you fit for law? Legal charity offers online wellbeing test
LawCare works alongside academics to develop resource for measuring professional resilience.
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NewsSentencing on screen: judges' remarks to be broadcast from Crown courts
Crown court filming will allow for greater transparency, lord chancellor says as bar expresses concern about 'spectator sport'.
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NewsLandlords urge government to hurry up over housing court
Association says landlords in London with good reason to reclaim possession face a 30-week wait.
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NewsBlack and Asian drug offenders 'more likely' to be locked up immediately
Sentencing Council research will fuel fears of racial bias in the criminal justice system.
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NewsInce shares crash as company raises £16m from shareholders
Money to be spent on expansion plans and reducing debt, group tells stock exchange.
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NewsStrike out decision sent back over judge’s ‘lack of adequate reasoning’
Tribunal will look again at whether claims against Duncan Lewis Solicitors should be allowed to continue.