Last 3 months headlines – Page 644
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NewsSlaughter and May boosts trainee grant to £10,000
Students on the law conversion course will receive a five-figure maintenance grant from the magic circle firm.
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News‘The public like it’ - Judges back digital justice progress
Senior judiciary also seek to address misplaced concerns at appearance before MPs.
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NewsAshurst PEP rises by almost a third in latest upbeat results announcements
Three City firms released promising profit and revenue growth figures for year to 30 April.
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NewsOnline courts won’t take off without compulsion, report for LSB claims
Super regulator creates 'new resource of information and advice for legal services regulators' to deal with lawtech.
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NewsCity could fund legal aid to save reputation of English law - top judge
Lady Justice Hallett warns City of London Corporation that rival jurisdictions are primed to exploit the degradation of our legal system.
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NewsFCA opens hundreds of cases – but does not close them
The number of unresolved cases grows as city watchdog opens more investigations than ever.
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NewsComplaint numbers up - but solicitors better than ever at resolving them
New SRA aggregated data shows firms are excelling at ensuring complaints stay in-house.
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NewsLiP portal boss: We’re ready for April 2020 - now it’s up to others
Dominic Clayden says progress on the small claims portal now depends on the work of rule-makers.
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NewsFirm poaches Barclays boss to start legal consultancy
Stéphanie Hamon will lead Norton Rose Fulbright’s consulting practice for in-house lawyers.
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NewsLabour vows to end 'scandal' of leasehold injustice
New route for redress proposed after party told that solicitors are warning leaseholders not to use tribunals.
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NewsSolicitors disappointed by inheritance tax overhaul
‘Far more beneficial changes’ could have been made to lifetime gift rules, lawyers claim.
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NewsKnights acquisition trail continues after splashing £21m in a year
Listed legal services business outlines 'third-tier' consolidation strategy along with strong results.
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NewsEuropean deal value plunges by nearly 60%
The decline in M&A activity is blamed on ‘geopolitical uncertainty’ and dwindling boardroom confidence.
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NewsHale risks political storm by questioning legislation before parliament
Baroness Deech's Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill has passed through the Lords and is now before the elected chamber.
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NewsJMW buoyed by positive profits before big London move
Manchester practice reflects on successful year characterised by growth across the board.
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NewsChambers may publish sexuality data without members' consent
Diversity officers no longer need the approval of the whole workforce to publish anonymised personal information online.
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NewsApplicants line up for SRA’s £250,000 technology challenge
Legal access challenge announces membership of panel to judge entrants for £50,000 grants.
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NewsGCs to track diversity progress among external firms
US network wants to know what tactics are working as European colleagues issue statement of encouragement.
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NewsGet ready for another lord chancellor
David Gauke says he’ll jump before he’s pushed if Boris Johnson becomes prime minister.
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NewsDeloitte looks to technology to give it a legal services edge
Big Four accountant recruits a high-profile team to deliver an ‘ambitious technology-led strategy' in legal services.