Last 3 months headlines – Page 496
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NewsSocial distancing heralds end to uncomfortable photo shoots
No more team huddles or handshake poses.
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NewsA&O sets diversity targets as black lawyers report shorter tenures
Black lawyers leave the firm two years and five months earlier than their white counterparts, according to new research.
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NewsFirm defies Covid to increase revenue - but staff bonuses down
Every member of staff at Mills & Reeve will receive at least an extra £966.
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NewsFirms’ confidence ‘surprisingly high’, annual snapshot shows
One third of small practices believe Covid-19 will increase their workload in both the short and long term.
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NewsMcMillan Williams creditors poised for tiny return on £15m owed
Taylor Rose TTKW has paid £450,000 as first instalment on purchase of the south east firm.
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NewsTaylor Wessing sees profits fall after year of investment
UK profit at international firm falls by 8% to £57.6m following 'difficult' final quarter.
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NewsHerbert Smith Freehills under fire for Post Office advice
'Perverse' that HSF is overseeing the compensation scheme for former Post Office workers, says group of MPs.
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News'Definitely a race problem in firms' says new Birmingham society chief
Black solicitors still struggle to progress beyond associate level, says Inez Brown, who takes over from Linden Thomas this afternoon.
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NewsSRA drops higher rights requirement for youth court solicitors
Regulator says it will review training records to address concerns about standards.
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NewsNew limits on compensation fund to save costs
SRA will also stop covering unpaid fees of barristers and other professional experts.
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NewsLand Registry confirms electronic signature arrangements
'Last strict requirement' for paper and pen is removed, paving the way for electronic conveyancing.
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NewsLimitation changes 'not an attack on veterans', says forces minister
Johnny Mercer MP says new six-year limit will still permit claims for injuries developing later in life.
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NewsVideo wills 'risky and unnecessary', solicitors claim
New statutory instrument will allow wills to be witnessed over Skype, Zoom and Facetime.
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NewsJudge replaced after private comments overheard on Zoom chat
Family judge had said mother in care proceedings case was trying ‘every trick in the book’ to avoid questions.
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NewsPupillages will be withdrawn, regulator warns
Knock-on effects of coronavirus on junior lawyers 'very likely', says Bar Standards Board.
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NewsNews focus: 'Reinvigorating' commonhold
The Law Commission believes commonhold could be an attractive alternative to leasehold, dissipating the perception that ‘leaseholders don’t truly own their home’. But lenders need convincing.
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NewsMagic circle profits hit by Covid uncertainty
Freshfields, Allen & Overy and Linklaters all announce year-on-year fall in profits.
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NewsVideo-witnessed wills to be legalised under temporary SI
Reforms to be backdated to 31 January 2020, when first UK coronavirus case was confirmed.