All articles by Jemma Slingo – Page 56
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NewsCrown court disposals fall despite growing caseload
Barristers denounce the ‘gruel being served up to tackle a growing caseload’.
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NewsGeneral Election: Brexit relief will be short lived, warn City firms
Cross-border business should be high on the political agenda, say solicitors, who claim global transactions are under threat.
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NewsSolicitors fined for ‘cavalier’ approach to accounts
Two solicitors must pay almost £40,000 in fines and legal costs between them.
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NewsHong Kong law associations condemn court damage
Protesters reportedly vandalised Hong Kong’s High Court and Court of Final Appeal after a peaceful march.
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NewsInternational bar condemns China’s abuse of lawyers
International Bar Association says human rights lawyers are tortured, imprisoned and harassed by Chinese authorities.
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NewsLegal services growth flat as profits slide at KPMG
Professional services firm claims ‘solid growth’ despite a 14% dip in profits.
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NewsPost Office settles mammoth group action
After 'respectful, challenging, and ultimately successful mediation' Post Office apologises to its former postmasters.
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NewsMcKenzie friends giving ‘biased and misleading’ advice, university study finds
Leeds Law School and Birmingham City University find that McKenzie friends often give biased suggestions reflecting anti-court views.
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NewsWhite collar crime prosecutions reach five-year low – despite rise in fraud reports
Almost 700,000 fraud and computer offences were reported in 2018/19, but the number of prosecutions stands at 6,669.
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NewsMJ Hudson prepares for Christmas float
Hybrid law firm and asset adviser confirms plans to list on the London stock exchange this month.
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NewsUniversity of Law teams with quiz app to prepare students for SQE
Synap will form an ‘integral part’ of the university’s new SQE training programme.
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NewsClifford Chance ranked top in restricted Indian market
Clifford Chance overtakes Linklaters to claim first place as lawyers benefit from 'fly-in' rule.
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NewsFirm forced to refund £1,700 docked from employee's pay for training
Employment tribunal judge orders north west practice to pay money back to former office manager.
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NewsBaker boss Senior 'sought promotion' after sanction, tribunal hears
Former managing partner received written warning following internal investigation into 2012 hotel room incident.
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NewsLegal sector revenue grows despite Brexit worries - City
Trade surplus in legal services has more than doubled to £6.5bn, research reveals.
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NewsAppetite for lawtech grows – but firms are reluctant to invest
Survey by accountancy PwC finds that top-100 firms invest an average of £579,000 a year in emerging technology.
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NewsBarbri at the gates: US legal education giant gears up for SQE
Barbri has acquired all the assets of Kaplan Altior, a provider of legal training.
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NewsCity firms team up to provide SQE prep course
A consortium of six leading firms partners with BPP to design a course for prospective trainees.
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NewsFlexible operating hours must stop, says incoming Bar Council chair
Amanda Pinto QC condemns ‘rigid and imposed’ hours which threaten diversity at the bar and in the judiciary.
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NewsMore foreign firms coming to Hong Kong, says region's Law Society
The president of the Hong Kong Law Society said ‘public order events have not impacted legal work’.