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NewsClaimant awarded 10% after narrowly beating Part 36 costs offer
Court says uplift should be ‘all or nothing’ and not treated like a bonus for successful claimant.
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NewsJunior lawyers urge justice committee to review approval of super-exam
New solicitors qualifying examination will ‘lower professional standards’ and ‘damage the reputation of the profession,’ says the Junior Lawyer Division.
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NewsBaker McKenzie sets ‘40:40:20’ gender target
International firm aims for 40% female and 20% ‘flexible’ representation by 2025.
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NewsUS funder to back £14bn group action against Mastercard
The mass claim brought on behalf of 46 million consumers is the largest in English legal history.
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NewsAI will create a standard language for contracts, lawtech startup claims
'Lexible' dictionary based on computer analysis of 4 million documents.
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NewsSolicitor proceeds with discrimination claim against firm and members
Appeal tribunal dismisses appeal from various respondents to claim from former Ince & Co lawyer.
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NewsNews focus: Suspicious minds
Enforcement agencies are bombarded by thousands of worthless suspicious activity reports. But advisers hoping the Law Commission would suggest sweeping changes have been disappointed
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News‘Troubling’ secrecy on court IT chaos
Justice minister Robert Buckland MP says report into January’s IT meltdown would not be made public.
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NewsPostal order payments to continue despite use in title fraud
HM Land Registry says it accepts fees by postal order because some customers do not have a bank account.
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News‘Don’t get stuck in Groundhog Day’, app creators warned
US expert on legal tech says apps won’t change people’s behaviour.
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NewsMoJ reveals start date for testing of flexible court hours
Ministers promise ‘robust assessment’ will be made of the scheme being tested in Manchester and Brentford.
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NewsSolicitor fined for wrongly admitting to a mistake
Mohammad Homayon Reza must pay a £5,000 fine and £17,000 in costs.
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NewsMcFarlane tells family lawyers: don't do more than a full day's work
Family division president says tweets highlighting unreasonable judicial behaviour will be followed up.
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NewsSRA pledges to be more open - but board meetings stay closed
Gazette understands regulator does not believe it is necessary to reopen meetings to the public.
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NewsSlaughter and May boosts NQ pay to £100k to stay ‘competitive’
Slaughter and May are the third magic circle firm to offer NQs a six-figure salary.
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NewsCyclist faces bankruptcy over £100k costs bill for injured pedestrian
Robert Hazeldean calls for greater legal protection to help cyclists from 'destructive' costs awards.
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NewsChakrabarti backs time-limited quotas to speed up gender equality
Shadow attorney general says affirmative action has helped more women get into parliament.
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NewsSacked Christian magistrate not discriminated against, rules appeal tribunal
Judge says views expressed about same-sex adoption undermined judicial impartiality.
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NewsFieldfisher enjoys PEP and revenue growth
The international firm announced a 17% rise in annual revenue and a 7% rise in partner profits.