All articles by Jemma Slingo – Page 10
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NewsGovernment flaunts ‘exceptional’ UK lawyers to Middle East
UK-Middle East virtual conference starts this morning and will last for three days.
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NewsCourts hit by new wave of climate change litigation
Over 1,000 climate change cases have been brought globally since 2015, says litigation report.
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NewsCity kicks off results season with spike in partner profits
Profit per equity partner has risen by 16% at Pinsent Masons in spite of pandemic pressures.
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News£3,000 a week: NQ pay rivals London mayor's salary
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has boosted the salaries of new associates by over £10,000.
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NewsDon’t pile on competence checks, warns SRA
Solicitors are 'overwhelmingly' completing training and firms are closely monitoring employees, says regulator.
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NewsCILEX gets green light for ‘cheaper’ route into law
The CILEX Professional Qualification claims to be ‘substantially more affordable’ than the SQE.
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News'Crying in court': Bar Council urges action on judicial bullying
Around half of reports on the bar's ‘Talk to Spot’ app relate to the behaviour of judges.
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NewsBar regulator under fire for prioritising interests of barristers
Bar Standards Board is accused of failing in its duty to improve access to justice in highly critical review.
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NewsLSB backs career-long competence checks
Super-regulator says current system is not best serving the public interest or the interests of consumers.
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NewsWales granted appeal in post-Brexit trade law challenge
The Welsh government argues that the UK Internal Market Act 2020 will undermine its legislative competence.
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NewsBaker McKenzie scales back promotion round
City firm has elected 67 new partners this year, compared with a record 84 in 2020.
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NewsEx-Dechert partner rebuts negligence allegations
Neil Gerrard begins oral evidence in mammoth negligence claim brought by Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation.
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NewsFigures reveal £50,000 gulf in law graduate pay
Data published by the government suggest graduate salaries depend heavily on which university law students attend.
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NewsMore Nightingale courts to close
Venues in Birmingham, Hull, Lancaster, Middlesbrough and Stafford will close their doors this month.
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OpinionAre we too squeamish about the SQE?
New route into the profession is opening up City opportunities.
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NewsCity lawyers to book post-pandemic desks and dinners via 'one-stop' app
Norton Rose Fulbright says its workplace management app will manage the firm’s safe transition to hybrid working.
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NewsSupreme Court reports flurry of JR applications
Annual report reveals that the overall number of cases filed last year fell as a result of the pandemic.
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NewsGCs told to cut office space and review mix of staff
In-house lawyers under ‘intense pressure’ to reduce costs despite growing workload, study finds.
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NewsJudge right to break up vulnerable claimant's evidence, appeal rules
Employment tribunal was accused of rendering a hearing unfair after refusing to make a necessary adjustment.
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News‘Reinvigorating the office’: City starts to phase out home working
BCLP and Hogan Lovells will ask staff to attend the office for most of the week from September.