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NewsAutomatic email sign-off counts as signature, rules High Court
Contract was binding because solicitor signed off with same details generated on every email.
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NewsListed firm Rosenblatt’s profits climb amid expansion drive
The dispute resolution specialist reports profits rising by 12.2% while revenue grows by 11.7%.
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NewsProrogation ruling sparks new 'war on the judiciary'
Lord chancellor Robert Buckland is forced yet again to defend judicial independence amid renewed onslaught.
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NewsBCLP creates tech role to bolster legal services platform
Lawtech expert Jody Jansen has been appointed chief technology officer of BCLP Cubed.
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NewsIBA 2019: Digital legal services a headache for regulators
Can a service carried out by a machine even be described as a legal service?
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NewsAvoid legal jargon with 'looked-after' children, lawyers told
Campaign groups have published best practice guidance for criminal practitioners on effective advocacy at the police station.
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NewsFirms losing business by neglecting potential clients out of hours
Research finds most personal injury firms who received calls after office hours did not call back.
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NewsLabour conference: quotas needed to improve judicial diversity
David Lammy and Shami Chakrabarti argue for quotas and time-limited affirmative action.
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NewsCity firm lauded for helping LGBT+ asylum seekers
Weil, Gotshal & Manges the only law firm to win prestigious Lord Mayor’s award.
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NewsSupreme Court rules prorogation unlawful - as it happened
Supreme Court unanimously rules that the prorogation of parliament was unlawful.
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NewsProroguing of parliament was unlawful, Supreme Court rules in landmark judgment
The 11 judges unanimously ruled that parliament has not been prorogued.
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NewsIBA 2019: Ex-PM urges profession to expose its 'brilliant jerks'
Attitudes are changing, but 59 countries still have no legal protections against sexual harassment in employment.
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NewsIBA 2019: Hong Kong ‘now at a very critical stage’
‘I haven't given up hope. The people of Hong Kong have stood up for themselves,’ veteran rights campaigner tells lawyers.
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News‘Baffling and hostile’: Abuse survivors lament civil justice process
Government-appointed inquiry sets out range of recommendations after meeting lawyers and victims.
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NewsCriminal bar hits out at court case delays ‘farce’
Thousands of Crown court cases are still outstanding, according to figures revealed by the Criminal Bar Association.
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NewsLabour pledges 'root-and-branch' review of Legal Aid Agency
The review will be chaired by Steve Hynes, former director of Legal Action Group.
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NewsCity firms sent in to clear up after Thomas Cook collapse
Reed Smith working with the Civil Aviation Authority while Ashurst is advising the special managers of Thomas Cook entities.
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NewsIBA 2019: Insurance key to justice for 'forgotten middle'
Barriers include widespread exclusions for family and criminal law.
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News‘Challenger’ firm announces special dividend as profits climb
Announcement from Keystone comes on the back of another set of positive financial results.
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NewsIBA 2019: Brexit cited as global profession mulls threats to rule of law
More than 6,000 lawyers gather at International Bar Association annual conference in Seoul.