All articles by Jemma Slingo – Page 63
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NewsTrainee solicitor pleads guilty to rape and kidnap
Wilfred Marodza, a former trainee at Cripps Pemberton Greenish, attacked two women on the same night.
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NewsSentences for money laundering reach record high
The average length of prison sentences rose from 25 months to 27 months over the past year.
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NewsFirst law school unveils SQE course plans
BPP’s conversion course will be shorter than the GDL and will not have an end-of-year exam season.
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NewsSolicitor general vows to improve SAR regime
Michael Ellis QC MP said the system will be made ‘more efficient and effective’ for businesses.
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NewsSolicitor fined £10,000 for breaching accounts rules
Former partner and compliance officer admitted to the breaches but denied manifest incompetence.
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NewsA&O's transatlantic merger talks break down
Magic circle firm says it was a mutual decision to end long drawn-out merger talks with O’Melveny & Myers.
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NewsSlaughter and May tops listed clients table
Firm outstrips Linklaters and A&O, according to adviser rankings for Q3 of 2019.
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NewsClash over cause of probate delays
Edward Argar MP is accused of using ‘disingenuous’ figures for average waiting times.
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NewsPartners reap bigger pay packets as City firms report rising profits and revenue
Gazette survey of annual results shows PEP soared at Ashurst and Hill Dickinson.
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NewsFreshfields settles for €50m in German tax advice dispute
The magic circle firm was sued in April over advice it gave on controversial 'cum-ex' trades.
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NewsBaker McKenzie toasts rising profits
International firm reports a 2% rise in net income and a 3% rise in partner profit.
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NewsPwC hails upturn in trainee diversity
Nearly half of the firm’s new legal trainees are from minority or disadvantaged backgrounds.
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NewsSenior judges neglecting barristers' wellbeing says CBA chair
Chris Henley QC says criminal courts are ‘needlessly hostile to diversity and family life’.
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NewsDWF executives receive £1.3m share award
DWF became the first existing law firm to float on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in March.
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NewsSolicitor advocates attack SRA standards review
The Solicitors’ Association of Higher Courts Advocates accuses the regulator of favouring barristers and relying on flimsy evidence.
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NewsSolicitors partly to blame for probate delays - HMCTS
HMCTS blames delays of over eight weeks on incomplete or inaccurate applications for grants of probate.
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NewsBumper retention rates point to City optimism
Every magic circle firm is taking on a higher proportion of trainees compared with last year.
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News90% of firms pessimistic about criminal sector's future
Solicitors blamed an ageing profession, out of court disposals, sector shrinkage and a dearth of respect.
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NewsClyde & Co Edinburgh team moves to Scottish firm
Clyde & Co said it can now concentrate on its core practice areas, such as insurance, energy and infrastructure.
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NewsCrumbling courts: broken lift blocks barrister from Corbyn hearing
Two disabled lawyers in same case struggle with lack of access to RCJ Bear Garden.