Last 3 months headlines – Page 376
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Legal sector shines as services output recovers
Revenues in June were 26% higher than a year ago - and the third highest on record.
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Downsizing? Shoosmiths takes on bigger London office
National firm's new City premises are almost five times bigger than its former office near St Paul's Cathedral.
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Irwin Mitchell profits leap by almost 50%
National firm enjoys 11th year of growth after imposing a series of cost saving measures during lockdown.
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Landmark sentencing guidelines issued for modern slavery
Experiment with 16 judges suggests courts have been inconsistent in their approach to offences under 2015 legislation.
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Trainee retention falls at Clifford Chance
Only 70% of trainees who qualify this autumn will stay on at the magic circle firm.
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Half of British public 'do not understand legal aid system'
Law firm research adds to growing body of evidence that could influence ongoing reviews.
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QCs in football arbitration were not biased, High Court finds
Arbitrators 'were not beholden' to the Premier League during 2020 proceedings.
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Land Registry to pilot 'lawyer certification'
Scheme will ensure application information can be trusted in end-to-end automation.
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Linklaters adds to magic circle success story
Pre-tax profit grows by 12% to over £815m after falling slightly in year to April 2020.
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Court throws out appeal by solicitor who turned ‘blind eye’ to scam
Judge says tribunal was entitled to find that Liverpool lawyer had acted dishonestly.
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Racism and bias 'barriers to career progression', say black lawyers
Report highlights perceived inconsistency between what firms say and do on diversity.
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Rescue mission fails to find British lawyer missing on mountain
Friends and family had raised thousands of pounds to help locate mountaineer Mehri Jafari.
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Firm agrees 15-year lease for new London skyscraper
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates is to move to 22 Bishopsgate next year.
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Barrister who leaked Heathrow judgment appeals contempt ruling
Tim Crosland was fined £5,000 after leaking a Supreme Court decision last year as an ‘act of civil disobedience’.
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MoJ ordered to look again at victims' compensation scheme
High Court says government wording created legitimate expectation that views would be sought on exclusionary rule.
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Law firm 'disappointed' at being named on minimum wage list
Blackburn practice 'named and shamed' alongside 190 other employers, after purportedly failing to pay £908 owed to one worker.
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SRA demands law firms confirm they are playing by transparency rules
Thousands of practices have less than three weeks to confirm they are compliant.
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Teaching union furious as lawyers line up A-level appeals
Law firm has opened dedicated service for helping students to challenge assessed grades.
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A&O heads to Silicon Valley in US expansion drive
Magic circle firms are increasingly looking to tap into the lucrative US market.
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Whitehall lawyers demand apology for 'outrageous' underpayment
Questions submitted for all-staff call with Government Legal Department's executive team reveal major discontent.