All articles by Jemma Slingo – Page 35
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NewsLaw schools reopen with visors and temperature checks
Some post-graduate students at BPP are still without timetables, the Gazette understands.
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NewsMeasure laid to legalise virtual witnessing of wills
Temporary amendment to the Wills Act 1837 will come into force on 28 September.
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NewsSquire Patton Boggs begins redundancy process
‘Small number’ of UK administrative staff expected to lose their jobs.
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NewsBlackpool courts shut after Covid case
Northern Circuit leader reminds lawyers that it is compulsory to wear face masks in public areas of all court buildings.
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NewsClaims against solicitors rose during lockdown, study suggests
Firms need to bolster their risk management practices as staff continue to work from home, says City firm.
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NewsNo rush back to City offices
Law firm offices across the City still stand almost empty, despite a government drive to get people back to work.
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NewsHogan Lovells to reverse salary cuts and bring back pay reviews
International firm says it enjoyed ‘solid performance’ over summer months.
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NewsPortuguese children sue 33 countries over climate ‘failures’
A case has been filed with the European Court of Human Rights.
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NewsSquire Patton Boggs moves to new office – and announces home working test
International firm will run a six-month trial allowing people to work from home up to half of the time.
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NewsSRA was right to prosecute cleared Baker executives - tribunal
SDT publishes its full reasoning in the case over the conduct of former London managing partner Gary Senior.
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NewsLaw Society brings legal action against Legal Aid Agency
Chancery Lane alleges agency did not consult on decision to bring legal aid cost assessments in-house.
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NewsBSB pilots reverse mentoring scheme for white QCs
Senior white barristers will be mentored by BAME bar students and pupils.
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NewsDefence forced to come to court while CPS stays home, Welsh firms claim
Criminal defence solicitors are routinely refused permission to appear via video link, firms allege in open letter.
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NewsNormalise menopause discussions, Law Society tells firms
Law Society releases guidance to mark Menopause Awareness Month.
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NewsBPP tight-lipped over sale report
Specialist publication reports that BPP University is preparing to return to the market.
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NewsBSB updates handbook for fourth time in 12 months
Practising certificates to be issued by the regulator rather than the Bar Council.
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NewsPerspex and Portakabin: HMCTS announces ‘ambitious’ safety drive
Court service to install screens in hundreds of courts and retiring rooms by end of October.
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NewsLockdown legal challenge reaches next stage of litigation
Judge says lockdown restrictions raise ‘potentially fundamental issues’ around the role of ministers and judges.
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News'Eat what you kill': partners getting lion’s share of lockdown work
The average rate charged for work rose by 5% in second quarter, according to US research by Thomson Reuters.
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NewsA dozen more firms sign racial diversity pledge
Baker McKenzie, Mishcon de Reya and Taylor Wessing among the signatories of the Race Fairness Commitment.