Last 3 months headlines – Page 605
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NewsBaker boss Senior 'sought promotion' after sanction, tribunal hears
Former managing partner received written warning following internal investigation into 2012 hotel room incident.
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NewsKent court evacuated after fire breaks out
Maidstone Combined Court is closed for the rest of the day.
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NewsDeloitte picks 14 lawtech startups for 'meaningful relationships'
Legal 'app store' and contract drafting AI among technologies selected for Legal Ventures initiative.
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NewsGallery: Hale presents LawWorks Annual Pro Bono Awards
Supreme Court president salutes winners in 11 categories at Chancery Lane.
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NewsLaw Society backs efforts to encourage DBAs
Draft regulations are welcomed, but Chancery Lane says details still have to be smoothed out.
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NewsGary Senior 'micro-managed' investigation, tribunal told
Former managing partner cross-examined on third day of a hearing into allegations of sexual harassment dating from 2012.
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NewsLegal sector revenue grows despite Brexit worries - City
Trade surplus in legal services has more than doubled to £6.5bn, research reveals.
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NewsFormer Baker McKenzie chief admits 'inappropriate' behaviour
Gary Senior cross-examined in case brought over incident of alleged sexual harassment involving junior associate.
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NewsSRA's clickable logo reported to data watchdog
Information Commissioner's Office asked to rule that the web badge scheme be withdrawn.
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NewsBaker McKenzie didn't brush Person A under the carpet, tribunal hears
Witness says she waited outside hotel room - but Gary Senior's request to be alone with an associate did not trigger alarm bells.
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NewsAppetite for lawtech grows – but firms are reluctant to invest
Survey by accountancy PwC finds that top-100 firms invest an average of £579,000 a year in emerging technology.
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NewsPolice mailbox for family court protection orders abandoned
Two police officers were forwarding every forced marriage and female genital mutilation order to the relevant force.
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NewsBarbri at the gates: US legal education giant gears up for SQE
Barbri has acquired all the assets of Kaplan Altior, a provider of legal training.
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NewsPerson A felt ‘cast aside’ by Baker McKenzie to protect firm’s reputation
Tribunal hears testimony from female associate who was kissed by managing partner in a hotel room.
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NewsCity firms team up to provide SQE prep course
A consortium of six leading firms partners with BPP to design a course for prospective trainees.
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NewsHMCTS apologises after heating packs up
Hearings moved as courts close due to 'heating issues'.
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NewsLast-minute service of claim is ‘courting disaster’, lawyers told
QC says issue brought into sharp focus by opposition not needing to flag up a mistake.
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NewsLondon's lead in lawtech is fragile, new study finds
Comparative analysis published by the Law Society says lawtech less mature than other fields of digital disruption.
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NewsFlexible operating hours must stop, says incoming Bar Council chair
Amanda Pinto QC condemns ‘rigid and imposed’ hours which threaten diversity at the bar and in the judiciary.
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News‘Not my finest hour’: Solicitor fined after taking 14 years over estate
Tribunal finds Bedford-based veteran practitioner 'lost control of his administrative workload'.