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NewsDiversity the watchword as Supreme Court competitions open
Separate competitions have been launched for president, and for justices to replace the retired Lord Toulson and soon-to-retire Lord Clarke.
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NewsEx-Leeds Utd MD fails to overturn costs award against fellow solicitor
David Haigh applied to Westminster Magistrates’ Court to bring a private prosecution against Peter Gray.
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NewsLSB ‘not stepping back’ from diversity role
Oversight body has published ‘less prescriptive’ guidance for regulators.
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NewsSlater and Gordon shares dive as UK recovery takes ‘longer than expected’
Update to Australian stock exchange also reveals bank debt now exceeds total enterprise value.
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NewsFreshfields puts pen to paper on new City home
Magic circle firm will be based at 100 Bishopsgate from 2021.
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NewsGovernment rebuffs latest calls for no-fault divorce
Solicitors have been lobbying for legislation to be modernised as court denies permission to to divorce.
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NewsBe more diverse or we’ll withhold 10% of your fees, IT giant tells firms
US technology company HP issues diversity mandate, telling law firms ‘we can all do better’.
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Litigation funder launches $200m US investment vehicle
IMF Bentham launches $200m vehicle to finance US cases and investments.
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NewsTurkey defies Hague call for release of UN judge
Deadline set for the release of a UN tribunal judge held in Turkey passes with no communication from Ankara. The detention has stalled the case of a Rwandan genocide perpetrator.
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NewsBarrister fined over chambers party behaviour wins appeal
Stephen Howd succesfully appeals against fine after medical evidence taken into account.
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NewsSolicitors to ‘vociferously oppose’ fee cuts
Criminal law groups say Ministry of Justice plans to reform litigators’ graduated fee scheme are ill-conceived.
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NewsTrainee lawyers left in limbo by firms, JLD chair says
Bryan Scant tells the Gazette that the JLD will continue to fight for fair treatment for trainees.
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NewsSolicitors attack MoD compensation plans for soldiers
Law Society says removing legal representation will create a 'David and Goliath' situation.
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NewsEU to go it alone on copyright treaty, despite UK opposition
CJEU judgment gives EU power to ratify treaty improving access to copyright-protected works for blind people.
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NewsAsons pays £113,000 over ‘falsely and systematically’ exaggerated claims
Bolton-based personal injury firm settles dispute with insurer over costs in 65 claims.
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NewsCJEU opinion deals blow to file-sharing websites
Advocate general says blocking orders can be made in certain circumstances.
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NewsProblem-solving courts in prison crisis strategy
Lord chancellor stresses need for mental health treatments to accompany community service orders.
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News‘Devastated and destroyed’: McKenzie friend victims speak out on TV
Former clients appear on Victoria Derbyshire show this morning as Law Society calls for curbs.
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NewsInternational Bar Association takes aim at Trump
Global legal body warns of principle that law should govern a nation ‘being chipped away’.
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The Hague urged to look at Australia detentions
Accusations of ‘physical and sexual abuse of adults and children’ lead legal experts to petition prosecutor at The Hague.