Jemma Slingo
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NewsGateley partners pledge support with lock-in share agreement
Some 70 partners have agreed to restrict the number of company shares they can sell in the next five years.
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Thompsons staff strike called off after last-ditch talks
Staff at Thompsons Solicitors will vote on a new deal between 21 October and 1 November.
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Third-year London students to staff free law clinic
King’s College London is due to open its free legal advice centre on 23 October.
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Heathrow third runway case reaches Court of Appeal
Campaigners will argue that the government’s approval of a third runway at Heathrow breached sustainable development rules.
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Justice minister Lord Keen QC facing professional misconduct charge
Keen came to prominence representing the government in the high-profile prorogation case in the Supreme Court.
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Australian funder pushes on with European expansion
IMF Bentham will acquire Omni Bridgeway, a Dutch litigation funder.
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Lawtech investment nearly triples in two years to £62m
UK lawtech start-ups received £61m of investment last year and funding will outstrip that figure in 2019.
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BSB will pay conduct committee in regulation shake-up
Members of the new independent decision-making body will be paid £308 a day for their services.
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Law students compete for work experience via Instagram
Entrants have to post a picture or video, alongside a caption, on the picture-sharing app.
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Release under investigation gives criminals ‘carte blanche’, says CBA
RUI being ‘abused’ by police and exposes the public to harm, the Criminal Bar Association has warned.
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Ban for solicitor who enabled £62k overpayment on property
Harrow-based solicitor was driven by ‘personal financial gain’ according to the SDT.
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‘Inherently unfair’ probate fee hike scrapped
The Law Society ‘relieved’ by the MoJ’s announcement, having campaigned against the fee increase.
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Egypt’s legal system under siege, says Law Society
Legal appointments have been politicised and lawyers are being targeted, the Law Society has warned.
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VW prepares for epic emissions scandal trial
A pre-trial review hearing is taking place in the High Court today.
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‘Incomprehensible’ MoJ guides airbrush barristers out, says Bar Council
Four-part guide for defendants issued by the Ministry of Justice mentions barristers just twice.
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Norton Rose Fulbright NQs paid £114,000
Firm says it strives to ‘value each individual's contribution’.
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Suspension for barrister who assaulted three people
Richard Keogh was convicted by South Essex Magistrates Court in February 2019.
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Business as usual in hard-nosed Hong Kong?
Strife-hit region promotes itself as an island of the rule of law despite mounting scepticism.
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SFO ‘significantly behind’ in dealing with backlog of digital evidence
Resourcing is affecting how quickly the SFO can deal with increases in digital material, an inspectors' report has found.
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Big Four giant EY beefs up legal offer with new hires
Big Four professional services firm increases its legal partner count by five.
