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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.
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NewsBarrister convicted of tax evasion disbarred
The barrister’s conviction was ‘entirely incompatible’ with the ethical standards of the profession, the BSB said.
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NewsTories to ditch plans to scrap shorter prison sentences
'Punishment and rehabilitation are not opposites,' justice secretary will tell party conference.
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News‘Judges aren’t shrinking violets’ - SG relaxed about criticism
Michael Ellis QC also suggests the UK legal sector will benefit from leaving the European Union.
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NewsFTSE 100 companies face fewer legal disputes
The number of High Court cases involving FTSE 100 businesses has fallen by 33% since last year.
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NewsFreshfields misconduct case adjourned
Ryan Beckwith is facing charges over his conduct towards a female junior colleague.
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NewsA&O reports widening gender pay gap
The gender pay gap for UK partners and employees at the magic circle firm increased slightly over the past year.
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News'Novel and peculiar': Johnson's verdict on prorogation ruling
Prime minister moots US-style vetting process for justices.
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NewsCity firms ‘bribing’ NQs to tolerate ‘broken culture’
Legal outsourcing business CEO says junior lawyers are being induced to work in a ‘dysfunctional environment’.
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NewsZero interest: capped costs pilot flops
Scheme applies to cases valued up to £250,000 going through business and property courts. But as yet there are no takers.