Last 3 months headlines – Page 36
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NewsRetired City partner sues Labour over council candidacy rebuff
Ex-Simmons partner fails with application for expedited trial in 'important case for the Labour party that needs to be taken seriously'.
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NewsLaw Commission U-turns on separate framework for disabled children
Critics said original proposal would have complicated the law and made it harder to identify children's wider needs.
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NewsLeading London firm doubles down on diversity targets
Mishcon De Reya stresses that it will retain detailed targets for wider representation of minority groups at the firm.
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NewsDisbarred silk resigns county cricket chairmanship
Barrister who lied about Oxford education steps down from Essex board within days of ban.
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NewsLate-qualified solicitor 'out of his depth' before career-ending mistake
Activity log revealed that practitioner removed client email to conceal fact he had not dealt with it.
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NewsMemory lane
Fixed fees for crime work, Enduring Powers of Attorney Act and the first woman to sit on the High Court bench: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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News'No more David v Goliath': New Hillsborough Law to level legal playing field
Government hails largest expansion of legal aid in a decade, in legislation that solicitor campaigner says could 'transform the face of British justice'.
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NewsKnights plots potential growth to 50 offices
Chief executive says firm needs to increase brand awareness after opening so many offices.
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NewsParalegal jobs at Freshfields put at risk
Up to 20 jobs in Manchester office at risk of redundancy as firm seeks to 'keep pace with a fast-changing legal market'.
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NewsTrials disrupted as prison video link fails
Ministry of Justice warns problems could continue this week.
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NewsObituary: Her Honour Judge Valerie Pearlman CBE
Pioneering woman barrister and judge gave a judicial summing up from a hospital bed.
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NewsParents hid tracking devices in children's gifts, court hears
Family judge dismisses parent’s evidence, finding devices were ‘part of wider plan’ to remove children from foster care.
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NewsAI platform buys existing firm as law embraces new tech
AI bot can easily pass the SQE and handles time-consuming paperwork.
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NewsCosts order for lawyer over 'abusive' conduct of tribunal claim
Employment judge orders lawyer pay £20,000 to Medway Council, finding it was ‘unreasonable’ for her to continue proceedings.
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NewsIn depth: Bar bullying - 'culture of impunity for those at the top'
Following Harriet Harman’s damning independent review into misconduct, bar chair Barbara Mills KC says this is a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity to change its culture’.
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NewsDemand for answers as SSB Law clients have loan debts cancelled
Former clients say they had no idea they were signing up to high-interest loans.
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NewsWater way to raise money
Dispute resolution partner at City firm takes on a solo swim across the English Channel.
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NewsLawyers cut out as FCA tries to close motor finance floodgates
HD Law could be forgiven for expecting its Supreme Court win to open the floodgates for more cases involving hidden commissions in motor finance deals, but the City regulator has other ideas.
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NewsJohn Eddowes, the polymath of Carey Street
Obiter was saddened to learn of the death of one of the great characters of legal London.
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NewsSolicitor quitting frontline conveyancing laments 'thankless job'
Pardeep Kandola to raise challenges of the job with Law Society vice-president.