All articles by Jemma Slingo – Page 22
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News‘Bumper year’: US firms celebrate record partner profits
Profitability is up 15% at the US’s top 100 firms in spite of disruption caused by Covid-19.
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NewsMastercard megaclaim returns to court next month
Competition Appeal Tribunal will hear the case again following a Supreme Court ruling.
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NewsNew super-exam fails to drive down fees at ULaw
SQE course which will eventually replace the LPC will cost between £12,000 and £16,500.
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News'Tremendous growth opportunities’: US firm acquires London practice
International practice Armstrong Teasdale has struck a deal with Kerman & Co, a commercial firm based in the capital.
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NewsScrapped? HMCTS says Covid-19 operating hours 'under review'
Latest operational update suggests the controversial model is not dead yet.
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NewsNews focus: Back to basics on protecting lawyers
Not associating lawyers with their clients is a UN basic principle, but this has not stopped the demonisation of those merely discharging their duties.
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NewsLaw firms ‘abusing training levy’
Law Society Council member accuses large firms of misusing apprenticeship levy to fund traditional graduate training.
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NewsSFO ruling casts doubt over other foreign material, lawyers claim
Supreme Court ruled that the SFO cannot demand documents held outside the UK by a foreign company under the Criminal Justice Act 1987.
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NewsSupreme Court clips Serious Fraud Office's wings
SFO cannot require foreign companies to produce documents held outside the UK under Criminal Justice Act, court finds.
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NewsBar Council warns of post-pandemic barrister shortfall
Number of pupillages registered with the Bar Standards Board fell by 35% last year to 386.
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NewsPrivilege can be waived 'without express statement', High Court finds
Alan Edwards v TWM relates to the purchase of a freehold in an exclusive area of London.
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NewsMore Nightingale courts expected by end of March
Majority of new courtrooms will accommodate criminal trials, the Gazette understands.
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NewsGovernment 'scraps extended operating hours'
Criminal bar says the 'discriminatory' scheme will 'not raise its head again'.
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NewsFirms rush to boost presence in mainland Europe
Pinsent Masons, Addleshaw Goddard and Simpson Thacher will open offices in Amsterdam, Paris and Brussels.
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NewsMore firms embrace ‘John Lewis’ business model
Crossland Employment Solicitors is now entirely owned by its employees, who will receive tax-free bonuses of up to £3,600.
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NewsProbate delays falling despite pandemic, says HMCTS
Waiting times for grants of probate now stand at around five weeks, according to courts service.
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NewsNo need to read emails past 6pm, barristers told
Criminal Bar Association issues wellbeing guidance to tackle ‘unsustainable working practices’.
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NewsDeloitte Legal doubles UK headcount
'Transformative' acquisition of Kemp Little sees over 80 lawyers join Big Four firm.
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NewsSolicitors to skip court security queues from today
Long-awaited ID card scheme will allow solicitors to bypass routine security searches at courts and tribunals.
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NewsPupillage numbers plunge in response to pandemic
Bar Standards Board warns that chambers may scale back recruitment in the months ahead.