Last 3 months headlines – Page 467
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NewsInvestigation launched after black barrister mistaken for defendant
Alexandra Wilson says she should not expect to have to constantly justify her existence at work.
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NewsUS private equity firm increases stake in DWF
Cartesian Capital says DWF strategy offers great value for shareholders.
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NewsCoronavirus a ‘catalyst’ for cross-border mediation
More than 50 countries have signed up to Singapore Convention on Mediation so far.
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NewsWales 'more conscious' of devolution due to Covid-19 laws
Former lord chief justice says people are having to grapple with Welsh law in their day-to-day lives.
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NewsRemote family lawyers 'feeling isolated' during lockdown
Family law group chief says remote working has taken away important water-cooler conversations.
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NewsLitigators frustrated by ‘hopelessly laborious’ disclosure pilot
Elements of pilot branded ‘monstrously difficult’ and ‘hopelessly laborious’, with costs ‘triplicated’.
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NewsLaw Commission says hate crime legislation should protect women
Consultation paper highlights 'overwhelming' evidence that women and girls are targeted for certain crimes.
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NewsParents 'generally bear their own costs' in family proceedings
HHJ Middleton-Roy says courts have to consider all the circumstances before deciding a costs order.
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NewsPotential buyer emerges for crisis-hit claims firm
NAHL chair says 2020 has been most challenging year in company’s history.
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NewsClyde & Co announces private prosecutions service
City firm predicts rise in private prosecutions as criminal court battles with growing backlog.
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NewsBSB refuses to back down on October exams
Waiver ‘not an option now or in the future’ says regulator.
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NewsHigh Court dismisses robot inventor appeal
Appellant named AI machine as inventor in patent application.
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NewsKanye West demands lawyers speak in plain English
US rapper and record producer tells his 31 million Twitter followers what lawyers should be doing in record deals.
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NewsDWF sets up Southampton insurance base after lawyer raid
Listed firm poaches 13-lawyer team from Keoghs.
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NewsJMW poaches 14-strong specialist team from rival firm
New additions double the size of firm’s Court of Protection team.
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NewsBPP denies student claims it 'degraded teaching' in lockdown
University partly upholds four elements of initial complaint, which raised 27 issues in total.
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NewsTheatre and hotels among latest Nightingale courts revealed
First three of new tranche of temporary courts will begin hearing cases next week.
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NewsCoronavirus approach 'creates risks for the rule of law'
Human rights committee concerned by lack of parliamentary scrutiny of legislation.
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NewsLaw firms dominate list of top LGBT employers
Nine City firms named in Stonewall’s top global employers list.
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NewsDPP opts not to be drawn into Brexit bill row
Max Hill QC was asked about the controversy surrounding the Internal Market Bill.