All articles by Jemma Slingo – Page 20
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'Major flaws': parliamentary committee backs repeal of fixed-term act
Draft bill proposes an end to fixed-terms in parliament and removes overview powers from the courts.
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Counsel not liable to solicitors for loss of fees, rules High Court
Birmingham firm claimed it lost around £150,000 as a result of an intellectual property barrister’s conduct.
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Competition hots up between SQE course providers
Law Training Centre has developed a two-part online course for £6,280 ahead of the SQE's introduction in September.
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‘Moment of reckoning’: new president makes diversity pledge
I. Stephanie Boyce delivers her first speech as president of the Law Society of England and Wales.
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More courts to offer rapid Covid tests
Leeds Combined Court, Leicester Crown Court, Reading Crown Court and Winchester Combined Court will offer on-site testing from today.
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A&O predicts ‘considerable’ reduction in office space
Magic circle firm expects that 40% of its work will be done from home once the pandemic has passed.
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Ex-Post Office workers reach Court of Appeal
Over 40 former sub postmasters will attempt to have their convictions quashed in the Royal Courts of Justice this week.
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Linklaters offers redundancy to all London secretaries
Magic circle firm plans to introduce a flexible working policy once lockdown is lifted.
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Supreme Court: Carers not entitled to minimum wage when asleep
Two sleep-in carer workers brought proceedings on the grounds that sleep counted as 'working time' for minimum wage purposes.
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Bar predicts income boost from students - despite pupillage drought
Regulator expects to collect £1.35m from bar school fees this year, 40% more than last year's budget prediction.
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Protest laws ‘a mess’, says joint committee
Joint Committee on Human Rights says the right to protest has not been protected during lockdown.
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Quarter of bar pupils report financial hardship
Some 26% of pupil barristers said their remuneration was ‘insufficient’ in a Bar Council survey.
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‘Act of spite’: Lord Reed decries proposals to change Supreme Court's name
Changing the Supreme Court’s name would degrade its reputation internationally, says top judge.
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Lord chief nudges lawyers back to court
'Possible and desirable' to increase attendance at in-person hearings, says Lord Burnett of Maldon.
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A&O predicts 40% of work will be done remotely
Magic circle firm says the office will remain 'incredibly important' for culture, community and personal development.
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Police bill clears first hurdle in parliament
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons by 359 votes to 263.
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Work with locals in hunt for Nightingale courts, HMCTS told
Regional officials do not know what is happening in their own areas, justice committee hears.
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Trial date set for City brothers charged with fraud
Hearing involving former Clifford Chance solicitor accused of fraud and insider dealing listed for next April.
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London retrial for dismissed hacking claim naming City firm
The Court of Appeal remitted the state hacking claim in the light of fresh evidence.
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Freshfields to allow 50% homeworking
Magic circle firm joins Linklaters and Norton Rose Fulbright with new flexible working policy.