Last 3 months headlines – Page 392
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NewsDependency victory for relatives of deceased businessman
Dispute over compensation for family who inherited successful company following mesothelioma death.
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NewsLawyers pledge to boycott extended court hours
Almost 400 solicitors and barristers will not attend ‘a single court listing’ outside of regular hours.
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News‘Protecting our people’: US firms insist on staff vaccination
Reed Smith among those declaring that unvaccinated staff in the US will have to work from home.
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News‘Pingdemic’: Criminal bar calls for self-isolation exemption
Crown court trials are being seriously disrupted by lawyers forced to isolate, says Criminal Bar Association.
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NewsEquity investor begins legal assault with first acquisition
Blixt Group says it wants to build a national firm with more deals in the next four years.
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NewsAcademics call for probe into Post Office lawyers
Conduct of litigation was a 'scandal within a scandal', research team alleges.
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NewsThe perils of unmuting during a video hearing
Highly unprofessional language halts proceedings at the Supreme Court of Victoria.
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NewsBar refuses to back down on sexual misconduct sanctions
Inner Temple and Gray’s Inn said the proposed penalties were 'disproportionate' for some types of behaviour.
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NewsCrown court clogged by low value fraud cases
Total value of alleged fraud reaching UK courts fell by 70% year-on-year, despite rise in the volume of cases.
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NewsMoJ seeks views on expanding mediation
Responses to eight-week consultation are expected to shape future reforms to civil, family and administrative justice.
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NewsParadise Birmingham: DLA Piper office goes fully flexible
Pandemic 'challenged our assumptions' about what staff and clients will need from an office.
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NewsJudge warns of 'hypersensitivity' in lawyer's harassment claim
Courts should not ‘impose legal liability to every unfortunate phrase’, rules employment tribunal.
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NewsRock and roll (the classical way)
Mr Justice Stewart’s working group on hourly rates gets in an early boost for Roman and Greek mythology.
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NewsTetraplegic pupil was no publicity stunt, tribunal rules
Hilary Meredith Solicitors faced accusations of harassment related to disability following pupillage row.
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NewsWork where you want, Womble Bond Dickinson tells staff
Transatlantic firm says working from home has not affected productivity or client service.
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NewsHourly rates rebuff for non-London commercial firms
Master of rolls to consider proposed rises in guideline rates frozen since 2010.
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NewsCoalition of lawyers unveils ‘universally standardised’ NDA
The new template is designed to improve the efficiency of legal teams and increase transparency.
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NewsCosts judge concerned by 'exceptionally large' rise in firm's hourly rates
Firm to appeal master's decision which 'raises an important issue for the profession'.
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NewsMidlands firm embarks on recruitment drive after 'incredible year'
Lodders is seeking to increase its workforce by more than 25% as more national firms defy the Covid downturn.
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NewsSetting the standards for lawtech
Both the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Law Society made significant announcements last week about promoting and regulating technology. What happens next?