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NewsNews focus: three-tier profession fear as trainee pay gulf gapes
As US firms awash with cash ratchet up junior lawyer pay in the City, the profession’s most lavishly remunerated trainees can earn five times more than those who choose publicly funded work.
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NewsLawtech venture Atrium raises £50m from Silicon Valley
One of the newest ‘law tech’ artificial intelligence ventures has raised $65m (£49.6m) from leading Silicon Valley figures.
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NewsFree website hack check
Law Society members have been offered a free check to see if their online presence is vulnerable to website hacking.
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News‘New solicitors not prepared for AI’
Law Society president Christina Blacklaws has questioned whether new entrants are prepared for the growing reality of working alongside artificial intelligence.
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NewsFirm hits back over wasted costs
A sole practitioner estimates that she and her counsel have spent about £15,000 worth of time highlighting the financial risk that high street firms regularly take.
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NewsSolicitors' patient data demands anger GPs
Tensions are rising between doctors and solicitors as GP surgeries complain of being bombarded with requests for free copies of patient records.
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NewsCall for regulation of police decision algorithms
Lack of governance framework 'concerning', thinktank warns.
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NewsGovernment unveils plans to reform 'archaic' divorce laws
Consultation proposes removing the need to show evidence of the other spouse’s conduct, or of a period of living apart.
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NewsCo-op Legal makes £800k and now 'largest probate provider' in UK
Company says its half-year results reflect continuing progression of the business.
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NewsPublic access barristers face further price publishing requirements
Participants in Bar Standards Board pilot report business boost after posting prices online.
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NewsLawtech startups hear of procurement challenges
Residents of the Law Society-backed Eagle Lab present bright ideas to the profession - but are warned of obstacles in selling.
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NewsSolicitors attack latest 'professional enablers' slur
National Crime Agency says it expects lawyers to file many more suspicious activity reports.
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NewsNegligent firm to pay claimant £78k - despite her 'tainted with illegality' purchase
Court of Appeal judge finds ‘no public interest’ in allowing firm to avoid its professional obligations.
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NewsFirm pays back deputyship fees billed in excess of fixed costs
Assessment was supposed to be carried out by the Supreme Courts Costs Office on the standard basis.
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NewsLiverpool firm rescued from administration as Simpson Millar opens £50m warchest
National firm says talks are ongoing about more acquisitions.
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NewsGovernment reveals contingency justice plans for no-deal Brexit
Ministry of Justice issues guidance on civil legal cases involving EU member states.
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NewsMoJ seeks to allay concerns about the human rights impact of legal aid cuts
Ministry of Justice publishes response to joint human rights committee's grim findings.
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NewsSnowden win: mass surveillance breached human rights, European Court rules
Campaigners welcome 'significant step forward' in protection of privacy.
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NewsUsers back video hearings - but technology failings persist
Researchers reveal people found tax hearings clear, easy to navigate and user-friendly.