Last 3 months headlines – Page 326
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NewsDLA Piper wades into NQ salary war
International firm bumps NQ pay to £95,000 in London and £65,000 in its regional offices.
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NewsJR reforms face tough committee stage in Lords
Former master of the rolls Lord Etherton predicts ‘a plethora of satellite litigation and appeals’ following judicial review reforms.
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NewsSRA tells firms to provide 'safe environment' for concerned staff
Failure to offer support to employees raising concerns or admitting mistakes could be a breach of regulations.
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NewsDivorcee who showed ‘barefaced contempt’ for court faces jail
Former husband still owes £1m to his ex-wife and defied an order not to leave the country.
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NewsStill no start date for royal commission
Justice minister tells peers the government is ‘still focused, in due course, [on] having a royal commission on criminal justice’.
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NewsLatest MoJ figures reveal continuing legal aid decline
Dominic Raab has less than a week to commit to funding increase or face potential strike action by the criminal bar.
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NewsListen to prosecuted solicitors for ‘balanced’ view of SRA, says Society
Oversight regulator urged to look more closely at performance of SRA and legal ombudsman.
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News'Troubling': Men earn twice as much as women at bar, survey shows
Disparity holds true across the profession and the country, regulator reports.
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NewsLondon firm to train solicitor-apprentices on business services
Farrer & Co says it does not want trainees to get 'bogged down' in the law straight away.
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NewsDisbarral for fabricating court order in ‘Trump dossier’ case
Leading media lawyer found to have misled her client by sending him the fabricated order.
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NewsMidlands firm announces recruitment drive for 100 roles
Expansion by Talbots Law follows move to employee ownership last year.
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NewsSRA and Post Office agree disclosure order in Horizon investigation
Post Office agrees wording of disclosure notice which ‘does not relate to individuals that are involved with the Post Office today’.
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NewsGoogle fails to get claimant's ATE premium disclosed
Competition Appeal Tribunal refuses to disclose proposed representative claimant’s after-the-event insurance premiums for second time in recent months.
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NewsSRA closes investigation into former Freshfields partner
Magic circle firm says a complaint was made about Caroline Stroud's role on a client mandate in 2018.
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NewsMirror publisher makes £2m interim payment in ‘phone hacking’ litigation
Mirror Group Newspapers agrees to pay just over £2m in respect of costs in claims for alleged unlawful information gathering.
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NewsNews focus: Lawtech - lessons from the sandbox
Lawtech is flavour of the month, but innovators face confusion over regulation and lack of access to data. The government-backed Lawtech Sandbox can help – but its own future is uncertain.
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NewsTwin geeks
Master of the rolls Sir Geoffrey Vos was ‘disappointed’ not to spend a Tuesday grappling with ‘rather interesting’ issues of data protection law.
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NewsNews focus: Working a four-day week
Law firms that have begun experimenting with a four-day week report increased productivity and improved staff wellbeing, but is the profession ready to embrace this radical new way of working?
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NewsSRA moves beyond regulation to research access to justice
Regulator commissions new research to see what gaps in provision exist.