Last 3 months headlines – Page 437
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NewsIrwin 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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NewsLandmark 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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NewsTrainee 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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NewsHalf 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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NewsQCs in football arbitration were not biased, High Court finds
Arbitrators 'were not beholden' to the Premier League during 2020 proceedings.
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NewsLand Registry to pilot 'lawyer certification'
Scheme will ensure application information can be trusted in end-to-end automation.
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NewsLinklaters 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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NewsCourt 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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NewsRacism 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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NewsRescue 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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NewsFirm 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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NewsBarrister 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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NewsMoJ 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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NewsLaw 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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NewsSRA 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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NewsTeaching 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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NewsA&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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NewsWhitehall lawyers demand apology for 'outrageous' underpayment
Questions submitted for all-staff call with Government Legal Department's executive team reveal major discontent.
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News'Political cat's paw': sacked Sharpston speaks out on CJEU
Former advocate general says top court's handling of her case risks undermining its moral and legal authority.
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NewsMore firms celebrate record partner profits
Profit per equity partner at Travers Smith and HFW has grown by 22% and 30% respectively.