All articles by Jemma Slingo – Page 26
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NewsCriminal legal aid: MoJ proposes pre-charge engagement fee
Profession has until 25 January to respond to latest consultation on criminal legal aid.
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NewsClifford Chance reverses pandemic pay cuts for NQs
Solicitors who qualify at Clifford Chance can now earn £100,000, up from £94,500.
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NewsMastercard judgment ‘lowers bar’ for collective action
More collective proceedings orders will be granted in 2021, commentators predict.
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NewsSupreme Court green light for £14bn Mastercard group action
Claim on behalf of 46 million consumers remitted to Competition Appeal Tribunal after court dismisses card issuer's appeal.
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NewsSRA to sanction firms that exploit SQE graduates
Qualifying work experience will replace training contracts from next September when the Solicitors Qualifying Exam is introduced.
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NewsThe Times pays up over barrister's libel claim
Practitioner said she was defamed by a 2017 article which reported untrue complaints to the regulator.
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NewsClifford Chance bans gendered language in legal templates
Terms such as ‘chairman’ should be avoided, magic circle firm tells staff.
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NewsIndex charts practice areas 'devastated' by pandemic
Property, crime, immigration and litigation have suffered most, says LexisNexis.
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NewsLaw charities report surge in struggling practitioners
A quarter of The Solicitors’ Charity’s emergency Covid fund has now been handed out to members of the profession.
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NewsVirtual wills ‘pretty unattractive’ in urgent cases, says probate expert
Unclear whether remotely-witnessed wills should take precedence over traditional ones in certain cases, says professor.
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NewsUpskirting 'not a serious sexual offence' bar tribunal guidelines state
Disciplinary tribunal publishes reasons behind six-month suspension for upskirting barrister.
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NewsSimmons aims for 15% BAME partners by 2025 – up from 14% this year
Simmons & Simmons joins host of City firms setting ethnicity targets.
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NewsInce teams up with Chinese firm in Asian expansion
Ince and W&H Law Firm enter ‘strategic cooperation’ to gain access to the restricted Chinese market.
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NewsJudicial sanctions remain at high level despite pandemic
Three judicial office holders have been disciplined for misuse of social media this year.
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NewsProfession condemns 'appalling' trolling of defence lawyer
Barrister who defended killer of seven-year-old Emily Jones was targeted online at the weekend.
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NewsMore City firms return furlough money
Eversheds Sutherland and DAC Beachcroft have now repaid government money after strong pandemic performance.
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NewsABS pioneer facing closure blames 'dysfunctional' insurance market
SRA-mandated system 'does not work in a hard market', claims Notary Express founder.
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NewsAcland-Hood leaves courts & tribunals service for good
Former chief executive of HMCTS accepts role as permanent secretary at Department for Education.
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NewsHundreds of back-office staff face axe at Covid-hit firms
City firms review need for secretaries and business support staff amid the pandemic.
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NewsVideo wills expose lawyers to ‘too many risks’, says solicitor MP
Solicitors predict rise in virtually-witnessed wills as a result of winter tier restrictions.