All articles by Jemma Slingo – Page 13
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NewsBar demands 'urgent re-funding' of youth justice
Low rates for youth court work will damage the life chances of vulnerable children, says representative body.
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NewsListed pioneer to issue 10m new shares
RBG Holdings completes acquisition of Memery Crystal for £30m in a combination of cash and shares.
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News‘Right balance’: City staff to attend office two or three days a week
Eversheds Sutherland has devised a three-stage strategy to get solicitors back in the office.
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NewsReports against barristers have doubled, says regulator
Bar Standards Board grappled with almost 800 reports in February 2021, many concerning government law officers.
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News'Lawyers must do better’: Lord Hodge criticises use of expert witnesses
Survey suggests some legal teams are putting pressure on expert witnesses to change their evidence.
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NewsSRA welcomes influx of solicitor apprenticeships
Norton Rose Fulbright, KPMG and the BBC are among organisations taking on legal apprentices.
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NewsSFO fights back in ENRC 'conspiracy' case
Fraud-busting agency denies allegations that it was under ‘substantial pressure’ to secure a major conviction.
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NewsQuarter of law grads face unemployment after university
Study by the Office for Students found that 74% of law graduates report 'positive' outcomes 15 months down the line.
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NewsSupreme Court announces first paid internship in diversity drive
Eight candidates from under-represented communities will take part in week-long internship.
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NewsSlaughter and May trainees to work remotely one day a week
Other employees based in London and Brussels can work from home up to 40% of the time.
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News‘Conspiracy theories’: Dechert rebuts negligence claim
Mining company's allegations are a story made up by ‘ingenious lawyers’, QC tells commercial court.
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NewsBar Council speaks out against remote juries
Jurors risk becoming spectators rather than participants at trials, warns representative body.
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NewsEx-City partner ‘turned' on client to boost workload, court hears
Former Dechert partner is accused of drip-feeding information to the Serious Fraud Office.
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News‘Cash cow’ mining company accuses City firm of inflating bills
ENRC claims former Dechert partner Neil Gerrard had to justify his $3m salary by needlessly expanding his investigation.
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NewsSRA votes to keep online exams after lockdown
Feedback on remote proctoring has been positive despite one-off issues, says regulator.
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NewsFirms finalise office return plans
Top City firms are cautiously preparing to fully reopen their offices next month, with desk-booking apps, flexible working pilots and weekly team meetings.
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NewsNews focus - Bar: ‘no end to justice emergency’
Dire predictions of the bar’s demise may not have come to pass but chambers must address the long-term effects of the pandemic, relating to remote hearings, court backlogs and a pupillage crisis.
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NewsBar chief vexed by super-regulator’s mission creep
The Bar Council has suggested that the Legal Services Board is exceeding its remit, citing the super-regulator’s ‘surprising’ plans to reshape the justice sector.
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NewsFirm targets lawyers in 'poison' breast implant scandal
Edwin Coe LLP claims that thousands of women were denied compensation in PIP implant case.
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NewsENRC pursues Dechert in Commercial Court
Four-month hearing involving mining company, international firm and Serious Fraud Office opens on Monday.