Last 3 months headlines – Page 565
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NewsStudents flock to law as profession gets more diverse
Law Society’s latest Annual Statistics Report finds nearly a sixth of solicitors now come from BAME backgrounds.
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NewsBeckwith: Freshfields partner resigns as SDT fines him £35,000
Ryan Beckwith was accused of sexual misconduct involving a junior female colleague.
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News‘She was not too drunk to decide’: Beckwith denies taking advantage
Freshfields partner says he would never contemplate abusing his position as high-profile tribunal case continues.
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NewsProtesters are ‘spoiling for a crackdown’ claims Hong Kong QC
Pro-Beijing lawyers say the region's government had suffered an ‘unfair coordinated media attack’.
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NewsFreshfields' Beckwith: I didn't kiss colleague after boozy firm outing
Hearing continues into allegations of misconduct against married magic circle partner.
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NewsNews focus: Access to justice empty-chaired at Conservative conference
Senior Tories talked tough on crime at the party conference while emphasising their respect for the judiciary after the prorogation judgment. But all anyone really wanted to discuss was Brexit
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NewsBAILII and MoJ clash over case law rights
Charity that publishes most widely used free resource of online case law said ‘no one can download judgments without our permission’.
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NewsMerricks v Mastercard: £14bn appeal to be heard by Supreme Court
Walter Merricks CBE has brought claim on behalf of 46 million Mastercard customers in case worth £14bn.
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NewsAttorney general: US-style Supreme Court not in UK’s interests
Geoffrey Cox rules out any likelihood of politicians being actively involved with appointments to the court.
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News'Wheels came off' for Person A after incident with Freshfields colleague, SDT told
Former flatmate gives evidence on fourth day of hearing in case against magic circle partner Ryan Beckwith.
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NewsLegal privilege stays even when client has disappeared, appeal court rules
Global firm Dentons sees off bid for disclosure of client documents.
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NewsSuspension for solicitor who sexually harassed junior colleague
SDT says it would be disproportionate to strike Sunderland practitioner off the roll.
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NewsSRA prepares for more active role in tech regulation
Regulator to consult on its involvement with legal technology sector over the next four years.
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NewsJackson: DBA regulation could be on the brink of change
Architect of the civil costs regime says he is ‘cautiously optimistic’ that the MoJ will accept proposed reforms.
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NewsStone King reports rising profits and turnover
The firm, which is based in Bath, saw pre-tax profits increase by over a third.
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NewsPension discrimination case dismissed on all grounds
The High Court rules that the increase in women’s pension age from 60 to 66 did not discriminate on the basis of sex or age.
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NewsIncome in freefall and lawyers’ pay withheld - Cubism collapse detailed in full
Administrator’s report shows the speed at which ‘new breed’ firm ran into difficulties.
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NewsUnique IDs proposed for court users
'Robust' data collection needed to show reforms are working.
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News'I blamed myself': Person A describes feelings after alleged Freshfields incidents
Woman at centre of allegations against magic circle partner Ryan Beckwith cross-examined over her own conduct.
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NewsLaw Council of Wales mooted by government taskforce
A taskforce commissioned by the Welsh government to review the country’s justice system has today proposed the establishment of a Law Council of Wales to promote legal education and awareness of Welsh law. The proposal comes from the Commission on Justice in Wales, which was appointed in 2017 and is ...