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NewsGender pay gap: Linklaters revises figures to include partners
Magic circle firm had been first to report pay gap, initially omitting equity partners.
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NewsEnough is enough: law centres prepare to fight MoJ in court
Judicial review hearing over housing court duty procurement will take place in May.
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NewsPlea for European lawyers to work in the UK post-Brexit
Conservative MP says UK lawyers risk ending up in 'perverse position' of registering abroad.
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NewsFormer law officers back Gauke over Worboys JR
Kenneth Clarke MP says ignoring legal advice would have been absolutely scandalous.
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News25 pages in 11-point: judge's ultimatum to long-winded defendant
Court makes ruling allowing one final attempt after rejecting 'impenetrable’ 55 pages.
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News'Direct action' over cuts starts on Sunday, barristers announce
Around 90% of survey respondents voted in favour of boycotts, Criminal Bar Association reveals.
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NewsTreasury committee launches economic crime probe
London’s property market is becoming a ‘destination of choice’ for corruption and money laundering, an influential committee of MPs said today as it launched an inquiry into economic crime. The probe, by the Commons Treasury Committee, will have two strands: anti-money laundering and the sanctions regime; and consumers and economic ...
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NewsA&O partner defends firm's role in Weinstein gagging order
MPs take evidence on sexual harassment in the workplace.
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NewsGender pay: silver circle firm releases new figures including partners
Travers Smith says ‘full disclosure was appropriate’ as revised figures send pay gap soaring.
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NewsLeeds firm 'biggest outside London' after single site move
Walker Morris will move 500 employees under one roof next year.
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NewsCosts challenge: judge blocks historic files disclosure
Latest judgment in which judges have grappled with the issue of clients arguing they have been overcharged.
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NewsGauke: I was right not to challenge Worboys release decision
Embattled justice secretary says rapist's victims succeeded in the High Court in a 'different argument'.
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NewsMammoth VW case gets off to slow start
Three law firms are fighting car maker on behalf of more than 50,000 claimants.
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News'I will not pass the buck': Parole Board chair quits after Worboys decision quashed
High Court says rule prohibiting information about proceedings being made public is unlawful.
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NewsGender pay gap: Dentons and HFW provide limited partner information
Firms say they are committed to increasing representation of women in partnership.
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NewsCourts issued with terrorism guidance in sentencing first
Sentencing Council says it made several changes following a public consultation.
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NewsHomes, pets and an Aldi: ultimate fate of court buildings revealed
Justice minister reveals details as campaigners enter last week to oppose latest proposed sell-offs.
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NewsSuper-exam gets provisional green light as LSB defies opposition
Oversight regulator says SRA will have to make further applications to introduce new route to qualification.
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NewsLawyers united: solicitors pledge to back bar's action
Profession unites to unveil Charter for Justice, with calls for ‘no backdoor deals’.