Last 3 months headlines – Page 16
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News'Missed opportunity': India trade deal leaves out legal
Deal following three years of negotiations will cut tariffs on goods but does not mention legal services.
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NewsJudge blocks Perkins Coie order as veteran Washington attorney takes fight to Trump
President ordering lawyers to ‘stick to the party line or else’ is unconstitutional, District Judge rules.
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NewsKnights splashes £16.6m on another acquisition
Stockmarket-listed business will absorb a team of 91 fee-earners from Birkett Long.
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News'Urgent' review of protest cases following CoA ruling
Court of Appeal dismisses government’s appeal over protest legislation as Liberty celebrates ‘huge victory’.
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NewsGoodbye to 'all rise'
HMCTS says addition of 'if able' will create a more inclusive and accessible justice system for all.
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NewsIn depth: Ukraine - fears grow that justice could be traded away
During the first Ukraine Law Day, participants discussed how Russia can be made to pay for its war. But fears were also voiced that justice could be traded away as part of any peace deal.
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NewsSRA approves '£2 letter' AI law firm
AI-powered 'litigation assistant' a breakthrough in legal services, regulator says.
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NewsNo medical exams at the office, PI lawyers told
MedCo issues new guidelines on how examinations must be administered - including a limit of 35 a day.
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NewsDirector who failed to comply with court order suspended
Six-month suspension appropriate sanction ‘to protect the public and the reputation of the legal profession’.
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News‘Dismissive’ magistrate sanctioned over behaviour to staff member
Magistrate did not behave with ‘any malice’ but was ‘reckless in not assessing the impact of her actions’, JCIO says.
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NewsYou’ve been quangoed
Lobby group TaxPayers’ Alliance comes up with interesting data on Britain’s ever-growing menagerie of quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations.
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NewsBattle of the banal blurbs
It’s about time City law firms did something to pep up the boilerplate trotted out in press releases announcing partner promotions.
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NewsWhat has 20 legs and runs marathons?
Solicitor Paul Owen and his fellow runners deserve special praise for breaking a world record in last weekend’s London Marathon.
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NewsLaw - where the art is
Obiter found plenty of light and imagination in this year’s Law Society Art Group members’ exhibition.
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NewsJudge throws out £2.4m confidentiality claim against firm
Asylum seeker claimant failed to show there was a threat to his family from address being disclosed.
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NewsJobs at risk as BCLP 'streamlines operations'
Transatlantic firm announces 'strategic initiatives to streamline operations and appropriately reshape teams'.
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NewsSue Stapely, doyenne of legal PR, dies at 78
Former BBC production assistant became the Law Society’s first head of public relations and then ‘invented crisis PR’.
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NewsMoJ review finds Legal Aid Agency 'useful and necessary'
Assessment was carried out shortly after Labour came into power to provide assurance that LAA is aligned with government priorities.
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NewsMail sting solicitor 'destroyed' by disciplinary proceedings
SRA interventions should be sanctioned by the High Court, argues Gregory Treverton-Jones KC.