Last 3 months headlines – Page 397
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NewsBar Council speaks out against remote juries
Jurors risk becoming spectators rather than participants at trials, warns representative body.
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NewsEx-City partner ‘turned' on client to boost workload, court hears
Former Dechert partner is accused of drip-feeding information to the Serious Fraud Office.
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NewsSurveillance regime contravened privacy rights, ECtHR rules
Ruling relates to powers conferred by the now-superseded Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.
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NewsUpbeat DWF announces Canadian and training acquisitions
Listed pioneer says profits are due to beat market expectations after strong year of trading.
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NewsNo dividend from claims firm after pandemic profit plunge
National Accident Helpline ’optimistic’ about coming year - but mulls sale of conveyancing business.
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NewsVexatious LiP made himself ‘bomb-proof’ from £200k unpaid costs orders
Serial litigant’s latest claim against a liquidator found to be an abuse of process and struck out.
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News'Enough is enough': Patel's message to deportation disruptors
Government says home secretary was talking in 'broad terms about a range of groups'.
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NewsApprentice star makes his millions - after ditching the law
Insurance turns out to be a better bet for young Alex Mills.
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News‘Cash cow’ mining company accuses City firm of inflating bills
ENRC claims former Dechert partner Neil Gerrard had to justify his $3m salary by needlessly expanding his investigation.
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NewsSociety opens annual PC fee consultation
Chancery Lane proposes to maintain its share of the overall fee at same level as in 20/21.
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NewsGallery: Walking the Thames for legal support
A bracing day out marks the return of legal walking for charity.
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News'Safe space': judge highlights benefit of office returns
Family law conference discusses impact of working from home for junior lawyers.
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NewsSRA votes to keep online exams after lockdown
Feedback on remote proctoring has been positive despite one-off issues, says regulator.
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NewsSport the difference
The all-party parliamentary group on sport and physical activity in the criminal justice system may be in its infancy, but justice minister Alex Chalk is already a fan.
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NewsNews focus - Bar: ‘no end to justice emergency’
Dire predictions of the bar’s demise may not have come to pass but chambers must address the long-term effects of the pandemic, relating to remote hearings, court backlogs and a pupillage crisis.
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NewsRemote hearings ‘fragmented’, say civil court users
Civil court users have criticised the use of remote hearings as ‘fragmented’ and inconsistent, calling for improvements as the pandemic abates.
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NewsBar chief vexed by super-regulator’s mission creep
The Bar Council has suggested that the Legal Services Board is exceeding its remit, citing the super-regulator’s ‘surprising’ plans to reshape the justice sector.
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NewsFirms finalise office return plans
Top City firms are cautiously preparing to fully reopen their offices next month, with desk-booking apps, flexible working pilots and weekly team meetings.
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NewsActivist Scottish lawyers lobby for legal aid support
An activist group of lawyers has emerged in Scotland seeking to pile pressure on Holyrood to provide urgent support to legal aid solicitors.