Jemma Slingo
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NewsSupreme Court targets diverse candidates for bench
Lady Black of Derwent will retire in January 2021, leaving just one female judge.
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Justice minister misses major legal aid evidence session
Solicitors warn that criminal legal aid is on the point of collapse.
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Listed firm predicts rise of in-house chambers
DWF says in-house advocacy teams are more efficient than external barristers’ sets.
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SQE: Student loan issues remain unresolved, says Law Society
SQE ‘will mark a big change in how aspiring solicitors begin their career in law’.
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Quarter of headcount will be BAME by 2025, pledges Norton Rose Fulbright
International firm is latest to roll out ambitious ethnicity targets.
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It's official: LSB approves solicitor ‘super-exam’
Solicitors Qualifying Exam will come into force next autumn.
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Solicitor fined after year-long driving ban
Respondent refused to provide a blood sample contrary to Road Traffic Act 1988.
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Teenagers offered virtual 'work experience' at Linklaters
Almost 20,000 university students enrolled on the firm's first online internship during lockdown.
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Dentons sets 20% partner diversity target
Firms are facing a 'watershed moment' says global firm's chief executive.
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Wales and Manchester courts allow pre-recorded video evidence
Vulnerable victims and witnesses in Wales, Manchester and East Anglia can now give cross-examination evidence ahead of trial.
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News focus: Pay rises and job cuts - the City’s strange case of double vision
The fluctuating fortunes of City firms amid the pandemic have given conflicting signals about their financial vigour. How well placed are the top-50 to withstand further shocks?
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SRA to recover less than 30% of prosecution costs in Bakers case
Regulator faces £137,000 legal bill after high profile prosecution of firm and three former leaders.
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Eversheds staff return to normal hours and full pay
Global firm celebrates ‘stronger than forecast financial performance’.
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A&O opens reporting season with ‘small’ change to pay gap
Magic circle firm says it ‘cannot let the current crisis drag us backwards’.
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Barrister convicted of fraud avoids strike-off
Unregistered barrister receives three-year suspension after wrongly claiming expenses from employer.
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ULaw strikes SQE deals ahead of training shake-up
Graduates from four universities are guaranteed places on ULaw’s SQE course under new arrangement.
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Courts showing ‘good signs of recovery', government claims
Criminal bar says latest Crown court figures are ‘very troubling’.
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City firms repay furlough cash, but more job cuts loom
City firms are beginning to pay back the money they received under the government’s job retention scheme in the light of stronger financial performance than forecast.
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Second torture claim filed against international firm
232wDechert denies involvement in human rights violations in the Middle East.
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Mother loses Supreme Court appeal against faith-based charity
Court considered the application of anti-discrimination law to Orthodox Jewish housing charity.
