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NewsLegal privilege stays even when client has disappeared, appeal court rules
Global firm Dentons sees off bid for disclosure of client documents.
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NewsSuspension for solicitor who sexually harassed junior colleague
SDT says it would be disproportionate to strike Sunderland practitioner off the roll.
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NewsSRA prepares for more active role in tech regulation
Regulator to consult on its involvement with legal technology sector over the next four years.
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NewsJackson: DBA regulation could be on the brink of change
Architect of the civil costs regime says he is ‘cautiously optimistic’ that the MoJ will accept proposed reforms.
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NewsStone King reports rising profits and turnover
The firm, which is based in Bath, saw pre-tax profits increase by over a third.
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NewsPension discrimination case dismissed on all grounds
The High Court rules that the increase in women’s pension age from 60 to 66 did not discriminate on the basis of sex or age.
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NewsIncome in freefall and lawyers’ pay withheld - Cubism collapse detailed in full
Administrator’s report shows the speed at which ‘new breed’ firm ran into difficulties.
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NewsUnique IDs proposed for court users
'Robust' data collection needed to show reforms are working.
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News'I blamed myself': Person A describes feelings after alleged Freshfields incidents
Woman at centre of allegations against magic circle partner Ryan Beckwith cross-examined over her own conduct.
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NewsLaw Council of Wales mooted by government taskforce
A taskforce commissioned by the Welsh government to review the country’s justice system has today proposed the establishment of a Law Council of Wales to promote legal education and awareness of Welsh law. The proposal comes from the Commission on Justice in Wales, which was appointed in 2017 and is ...
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NewsDechert partner sues investigators for snooping
Neil Gerrard claims his house was filmed and that he was followed to a private Caribbean island.
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News'Person A' quizzed on 'notorious private members' club'
Third day of hearing of allegations against Freshfields partner Ryan Beckwith.
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NewsHMCTS strikes £16m deal with tech company
4net Technologies will improve courts & tribunals service centres, according to HMCTS.
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NewsUK bars sign post-Brexit deal with Belgium
Six UK bodies sign memorandum of understanding with Belgian counterparts.
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NewsMental health trusts spent £4m on representation at inquests
Foundation says Legal Aid Agency paid £117,968 to bereaved families of relatives in contact with mental health services.
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NewsBarristers demand self-reporting waiver for harassment cases
Practitioners feel they cannot discuss issues because they fear an official report will be made, the Association of Women Barristers says.
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NewsUniversity of Law defies Hong Kong unrest with campus opening
Vice chancellor says university has 'ambitious goals of raising the bar in Hong Kong’s provision of quality education’.
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NewsFreshfields partner groped 'exceptionally drunk' colleague, tribunal hears
'Person A' tells Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal she woke up to find herself partially clothed in bed.
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News'Matter of time': lawyers optimistic about enforcing foreign judgments
Uruguay is the only contracting state to the 2019 Judgments Convention but lawyers told more will follow.
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NewsJudges go online to explain their modern mission
Free five-week course in partnership with King’s College London aims to boost confidence in the judiciary.