Last 3 months headlines – Page 423
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News'Shifty Rental Solutions' in fake crash scam, jury finds
Fraudster who attempted to take claim all the way to county court is sentenced.
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NewsRecommended trainee minimum rises by 1.1%
Nobody should face unnecessary financial barriers to entering the profession, Law Society says.
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News‘Work from home’ guidance to remain until June at least
Government confirms that a return to office working where not essential will not come until final stage of roadmap.
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NewsConveyancing taskforce set up to manage digital transition
Law Society one of five members that will formulate and agree proposals to improve home buying and selling market.
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NewsStranger things
Did you start a new job just as the nation went into its first lockdown 11 months ago?
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NewsLAPG cooks up mind-altering conference
Pilates sessions and an interactive cook-along with cocktails - who said conferences were boring?
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NewsNews focus: Is it time for a common law rewrite of GDPR?
European Commission approval for the ‘adequacy’ status of our data protection laws has been welcomed by the government. But is the UK making the wrong choice of regimes?
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NewsLegal training disruptor unveils prices for virtual SQE courses
College of Legal Practice has designed online programmes available as a 12-week full-time course or a 20-week part-time course.
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NewsCPS to write to defence teams linked to unqualified court interpreter
Ministry of Justice has identified all the cases where Mirwais Patang was booked to provide services.
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NewsLawyers acting as charity trustees urged not to be deterred by Kids Company case
A director of the collapsed charity and former City solicitor, Jane Tyler, was pursued through the High Court.
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NewsUber judgment: 'Sea-change' for gig economy
The Supreme Court's classification of Uber drivers as 'workers' could spark more litigation, lawyers predict.
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NewsRelief as EU deems UK data protection laws ‘adequate’
Draft European Commission decision follows nearly a year of 'constructive talks'.
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NewsPartner profits jump 30% at Hogan Lovells
Market has proved ‘staggeringly benign’ for international law firms, says specialist legal sector consultant.
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NewsTravers Smith creates domestic abuse support package
City firm urges other employers to create domestic abuse policies to support staff during the pandemic.
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News'Spike' in barristers reporting Covid concerns
Thirteen reports relating to coronavirus were filed on the Bar Council’s wellbeing app last month.
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NewsMoJ seeks new leader to join the IT crowd
Director of technology had better be up to speed with the Control F problem.
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NewsCovid measures a template for ‘worse law’, former government legal chief warns
New regulations 'are not subject to any parliamentary scrutiny before they come into force and, typically, very little afterwards'.
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NewsBurford pushes to reinstate dividend following ‘record’ year
Litigation funder reports ‘record levels of realized gain and more cash from successes than ever before’ in 2020 business update.
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NewsGig economy: Uber drivers are workers, Supreme Court finds
Unanimous ruling could have ‘huge implications’ for the gig economy, employment lawyers say.