All articles by Jemma Slingo – Page 15
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NewsHFW defies sanctions row with China expansion
City firm says it remains ‘deeply committed’ to the Chinese legal market and now has 78 lawyers in the region.
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News'Ableist attitudes': BSB reviews bar exam fiasco
'Only a tribunal can determine whether the bar regulator failed in its duty to make reasonable adjustments,' says independent review.
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NewsMore City secretaries facing redundancy
Dechert has offered voluntary redundancy to a ‘small number’ of secretarial staff, in a wave of City job losses.
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NewsLinklaters to elect its first female leader
Magic circle firm will choose a senior partner from an all-female shortlist for the first time in its 183-year history.
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News'Insane delusions': bitter wills dispute adjourned by court
Brother and sister are contesting the validity of two wills made by their late mother during 'a complex grief reaction'.
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NewsCity firm loses cyber-snooping appeal
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors claims it has been subject to cyber attacks since taking on a high profile case.
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NewsFirms rebound after market shrinks by 4%
Gross legal product index finds stark discrepancies between the performance of different practice areas.
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NewsEuropean Commission deals blow to UK's Lugano hopes
Ultimate decision on UK’s accession lies in the hands of the European Council.
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NewsNew drive to liberalise India’s legal market
Foreign lawyers are currently banned from practising in India and there is no requalification system in place.
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News'Markedly inferior': Bar councils warn against virtual justice
Legal bodies issue joint statement warning against the wide-spread use of remote hearings.
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NewsFrance allows UK lawyers to keep practising post-Brexit
Paris confirms that UK solicitors are eligible for ‘foreign legal consultant’ status under new trade agreement.
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NewsWomen lead the way in Ashurst promotion round
Fourteen lawyers have been appointed this month - all but three are women.
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NewsNot unlawful for carers to help autistic man visit sex worker, CoP rules
‘It is no longer the objective of the law to prevent people with mental disorders from having sexual relationships’, says Court of Protection.
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NewsEquity release sector to bolster legal safeguards
The Equity Release Council has enlisted a range of law firms including Eversheds Sutherland and Ashfords for its new legal forum.
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NewsCity prepares for June opening - but takes a hybrid approach
Clifford Chance and Simmons & Simmons have finalised their hybrid working plans as they prepare to reopen offices.
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NewsBar promises tougher sanctions on sexual misconduct
Tribunal service suggests penalties for sexual misconduct should start at a suspension of over 12 months and finish at disbarment.
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NewsTwelve Nightingale courts could close in June
Twelve of the 30 make-shift courts currently open are operating under licences to occupy that expire in June.
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NewsKeystone shares reach record high despite flat profits
Listed firm has proposed a final dividend of 10.6p to be paid out to shareholders in July.
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NewsMishcon prepares for stock market float
Practice has mandated J.P. Morgan Cazenove to advise on a London listing, which could take place this year.
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NewsNQ pay battle resumes with £135,000 offer
Shearman & Sterling and Linklaters have both boosted associate pay in a drive to attract junior lawyers.