All articles by Jemma Slingo – Page 28
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NewsSole practitioner ordered to pay damages for unlawful wage deductions
Solicitor’s actions were ‘egregious breach of the statutory requirements’, tribunal finds.
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NewsFree legal advice centres receive £11.5m in emergency funding
Almost 180 legal advice organisations benefit from Community Justice Fund.
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NewsCity firm embraces remote working and reverses pay cuts
Solicitors at Taylor Wessing allowed to work from home up to half of the time.
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NewsBuckland assures City of post-Brexit opportunities
UK now has a number of international trade deals, says lord chancellor.
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NewsCity celebrates ‘golden decade’ – but impact of pandemic remains unclear
Legal sector revenue has risen by 44% since 2010, lobby group reports.
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NewsDentons starts redundancy consultation as part of remote working push
Up to 24 fee earners across the country could lose their jobs.
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NewsMother refused legal aid over 'trapped capital' has case remitted
Judgment clarifies legal aid rules for victims of domestic abuse, says Law Society.
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NewsIBA 2020: Virtual reality provides 'immersive' sexual harassment training
International Bar Association announces latest move in campaign against harassment and bullying.
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NewsBar Council demands regional court investment ahead of spending review
Law and order in the Midlands and the North is ‘particularly weak’, says representative body.
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NewsPre-recorded evidence now an option across England and Wales
More than 350 victims and witnesses have used the technology since regional rollouts began this year.
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NewsLammy demands answers over judicial race ‘anomalies’
Shadow justice secretary refuses to rule out judicial diversity quotas in speech to bar conference.
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NewsStudents raise stakes after law school refuses lockdown refunds
Legal educator BPP threatened with being reported to Competition and Markets Authority.
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NewsSecond part of legal aid review will begin this year, Buckland pledges
Lord chancellor says he wants to get chair of the criminal legal aid review ‘absolutely right’.
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NewsIBA 2020: Litigation funding could create conflicts of interest
'A lot of third-party funders are becoming quite close to law firms,' says ex-president of the Law Society of Ireland.
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NewsNew master of the rolls promises civil justice shake-up
Profession ‘needs to be ambitious in terms of digitalisation if it is to retain and enhance its status’, says Sir Geoffrey Vos.
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NewsQuarter of black barristers feel race negatively impacts solicitor relationships
Survey by minority ethnic group suggests women reporting more negative experiences than men.
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NewsChambers hit by pandemic reinvents itself online
Charter Chambers, which formally closed in October, has rebranded as Crucible.
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News'Net cost of justice system is small' says LCJ in court funding plea
Courts must be able to work to full capacity, annual bar conference hears.
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NewsDepartment for International Trade calls out to arbitrators
Recruits will help resolve disputes that arise under free trade agreements.
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NewsCourts must aim higher than video hearings, says Susskind
‘Hearing a case from your kitchen table is not a fundamental change’, IBA conference hears.