Last 3 months headlines – Page 525
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NewsTop divorce outfit blames court delays as 10 jobs put at risk
High-profile family firm Vardags says delays in the court system have slowed down case progression.
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NewsRemote hearings fail most vulnerable clients, say solicitors
People with mental health issues, learning disabilities and language barriers believed to be at particular disadvantage.
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NewsFreshfields elects first female senior partner in management revamp
Georgia Dawson will lead new senior leadership team.
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NewsFirm required to disclose client advice in dishonesty claim
Law firm, which did not specifically object to the disclosure application, expects the documents to absolve it from liability.
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NewsSQE could halve cost of qualification, says consultancy
Legal training provider Barbri announces £6,000 SQE prep course.
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NewsSunak offers new incentives to keep on ‘viable’ jobs over winter
Chancellor says that as economy reopens it is 'fundamentally wrong' to hold people in jobs that only exist inside furlough.
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NewsHMCTS to introduce evening sessions in magistrates' court
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says evening sessions will run from 5pm to 8pm, Monday to Friday.
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NewsInvestigation launched after black barrister mistaken for defendant
Alexandra Wilson says she should not expect to have to constantly justify her existence at work.
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NewsUS private equity firm increases stake in DWF
Cartesian Capital says DWF strategy offers great value for shareholders.
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NewsCoronavirus a ‘catalyst’ for cross-border mediation
More than 50 countries have signed up to Singapore Convention on Mediation so far.
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NewsWales 'more conscious' of devolution due to Covid-19 laws
Former lord chief justice says people are having to grapple with Welsh law in their day-to-day lives.
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NewsRemote family lawyers 'feeling isolated' during lockdown
Family law group chief says remote working has taken away important water-cooler conversations.
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NewsLitigators frustrated by ‘hopelessly laborious’ disclosure pilot
Elements of pilot branded ‘monstrously difficult’ and ‘hopelessly laborious’, with costs ‘triplicated’.
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NewsLaw Commission says hate crime legislation should protect women
Consultation paper highlights 'overwhelming' evidence that women and girls are targeted for certain crimes.
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NewsParents 'generally bear their own costs' in family proceedings
HHJ Middleton-Roy says courts have to consider all the circumstances before deciding a costs order.
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NewsPotential buyer emerges for crisis-hit claims firm
NAHL chair says 2020 has been most challenging year in company’s history.
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NewsClyde & Co announces private prosecutions service
City firm predicts rise in private prosecutions as criminal court battles with growing backlog.
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NewsBSB refuses to back down on October exams
Waiver ‘not an option now or in the future’ says regulator.
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NewsHigh Court dismisses robot inventor appeal
Appellant named AI machine as inventor in patent application.
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NewsKanye West demands lawyers speak in plain English
US rapper and record producer tells his 31 million Twitter followers what lawyers should be doing in record deals.