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NewsFirm targets ‘significant’ cash savings to offset PI claims drop
NAH Group issues statement to investors confirming one-third of staff have been furloughed.
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NewsBuckland rules out judge-only trials as solution to virus backlog
Lord chancellor tells MPs that World War Two-style smaller juries are worth considering.
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NewsHerbert Smith Freehills announces biggest promotion round since 2012
City firm says it is looking to the future despite coronavirus uncertainties.
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NewsJapan ponders introducing legal professional privilege
Changes to the country’s anti-monopoly act include the introduction of ‘attorney-client privilege’.
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NewsFirm offers free advice to domestic abuse victims
National firm says 20-minute consultation will be offered for as long as Covid-19 crisis lasts.
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NewsCovid-19: 'Grant doctors immunity from clin neg claims'
Medical Defence Union calls for public debate over whether NHS staff can be sued after crisis has eased.
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NewsPregnant law firm worker awarded £23k after email sacking
Fair procedure was 'absent' in runup to law firm employee's dismissal, tribunal finds.
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NewsPolice station representative issues Covid-19 warning from hospital
Practitioner group chief says it is disappointing that not all police stations are following national protocol.
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NewsFee-earners told they can’t claim for photocopying and visiting clients
New costs judgment sees master pore over almost 1,000 claimed-for items.
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NewsNews focus: Bonzos group action sounds a bum note
As Sixties pop glamour came to the High Court, the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band won a heated battle to protect its name. Now the case has sparked calls to close a trade mark loophole.
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NewsFully remote jury test a ‘success for open justice’
Experimental trial dealt with fictional case to test whether videolink could be fair alternative to face-to-face hearings during lockdown.
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NewsInteractive heatmap: which courts are open
Law Society creates interactive heatmap showing which courts and tribunal buildings are open.
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NewsBar ramps up aid initiatives
Chair of Bar Council asks all members to support charity creating emergency fund for counsel in severe financial distress.
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NewsHong Kong lawyers’ arrests shock global profession
Martin Lee QC and Dr Margaret Ng among 15 veteran pro-democracy figures detained by authorities.
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NewsFormer Law Society chief to lead arbitration body
Catherine Dixon was CEO at Chancery Lane from 2015 to 2017.
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NewsSolicitor charity creates £1m hardship fund
Personal hardship fund is for solicitors with accessible savings of less than £2,500.
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NewsITV drama raises profile of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? appeal
Solicitor for couple in 'coughing major' scandal says Quiz will make little difference to appeal of 2003 conviction.
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NewsCrackdown on Turkey's human rights lawyers continues
European bar body expresses concern at judicial harassment.
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NewsCity firms promote talent despite coronavirus woes
Practices publish strong partner promotion rounds and high trainee retention rates.
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NewsNew recommendations coming on guideline hourly rates
Civil justice reviewers will produce proposals by the end of this year.