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NewsDiversity progress ‘painfully slow’ – Black Solicitors Network
BSN publishes latest diversity league table, which shows that very limited progress has been made over the last decade.
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NewsAppeal decision protects solicitor offering ‘unbundled’ advice
Solicitors do not have a broader duty of care when instructed on a limited retainer, judges rule in negligence case.
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NewsEmployment lawyers urge caution over online court
Lord Justice Briggs to produce interim report on the structure of civil courts by the end of this year.
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NewsSociety calls for one-word amendment to patent threat reform
Law Commission proposing legislative reform relating to unjustified threats in intellectual property.
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NewsCourts charge has ‘not gone correctly’ – lord chief justice
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd hopes the government will soon look at financial penalties ‘in the round’.
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Half of experts vow not to work with certain solicitors again
Survey also finds many experts enjoying increasing number of instructions.
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NewsLaw Society launches new strategy
Chancery Lane vows to support solicitors amid ‘unprecedented change’ resulting from more competition, public spending cuts and regulatory reform.
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NewsHogan Lovells pays tribute to lawyer killed in Paris attack
Valentin Ribet, a 26-year-old associate at Hogan Lovells, was killed at the Bataclan theatre.
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NewsFresh ‘consensus’ on Indian legal market reform
Talks on liberalisation have progressed from ‘theoretical to more detailed’ discussions, source says.
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NewsFrench may export new dispute law
An English translation of the new law, which is due to be enacted by February, has already been posted on the ministry’s website.
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NewsPolice body-camera plan panned by defence
The Home Office has allowed forces to pilot the use of body cameras to interview suspects of certain offences.
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NewsKent council ABS launch looms
More than a year has passed since the council began the procurement process for a commercial partner.
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Council allowed to appeal unfair dismissal ruling
Evelyne Jarrett was the most senior black manager at Essex Legal Services.
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NewsLawyers on Remembrance Day
Lawyers from the Army and RAF legal departments collected for the Royal British Legion.
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NewsSociety calls for independent review of duty contract procurement
Chancery Lane wants ‘thorough appraisal’ of criminal tender process.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell silent on merger rumours
Reports have named Irwin Mitchell and Thomas Eggar as potential merger partners.
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NewsLawyer who raised £60,000 to fight cancer dies
Retired solicitor Lori Murdock's battle against maligant melanoma made national headlines.
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NewsMoJ postpones legal aid contracts
Three-month delay follows legal challenges from unsuccessful bidders in at least 69 procurement areas.
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NewsFinancial regulator backs SRA consumer credit plans
The two bodies have been in talks for more than a year over how to handle consumer credit.
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NewsConveyancing firm wins appeal over valuation
Court of Appeal judgment highlights scope of duty of solicitors instructed on behalf of both borrower and lender.