Latest news – Page 307
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NewsLaw firm boss who ‘ran for the hills’ was fairly dismissed, rules EAT
Appeal tribunal dismisses challenge from Peter Watson over his dismissal from Cheshire firm Hilary Meredith Solicitors.
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News'Acrimonious disputes': council lawyers dealt blow over virtual meetings
High Court says permitting remote meetings is a matter for parliament, not the courts.
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NewsMishcon prepares for stock market float
Practice has mandated J.P. Morgan Cazenove to advise on a London listing, which could take place this year.
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NewsBuckland refuses to extend JR consultation deadline
Lord chancellor says government wants to make progress on manifesto commitment to reform judicial review.
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NewsNQ pay battle resumes with £135,000 offer
Shearman & Sterling and Linklaters have both boosted associate pay in a drive to attract junior lawyers.
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NewsHuge Danish tax case falls at first London hurdle
High Court rules that Denmark cannot pursue £1.5bn tax case in English courts because of the 'revenue rule'.
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NewsMinister defends single justice procedure for Covid-19 offences
Lord Wolfson QC tells justice committee controversial process is more transparent than traditional court procedure.
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NewsPolice investigating shooting of solicitor make third arrest
Junior lawyer Khuram Javed died from a gunshot wound earlier this month.
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NewsNumber of pupillage applicants up by 50%
More than 3,300 candidates applied for 246 pupillages this year, after many chambers suspended interviews when the pandemic first hit.
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NewsRecord year for commercial court - but 'no room for complacency'
Decline in the number of EU litigants corresponds with the establishment of international commercial courts in France, Germany and the Netherlands.
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NewsBarristers condemn sanctions against London chambers
The Chinese government targeted Essex Court Chambers after four members gave a legal opinion concerning the Uyghur population.
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News'Undermined, belittled, ostracised': judges to get whistleblowing policy
Eight serving judges have called for an independent audit of discrimination and bullying in the judiciary.
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NewsMoJ agrees to cut EL/PL small claims increase to £1,500
Justice minister says decision follows consultation across the insurance and legal sectors.
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NewsSFO under fire as tagging prosecution thrown out
Judge dismisses case against two former executives of Serco folllowing disclosure failures.
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NewsCalls grow for SRA and police to investigate Post Office lawyers
Post Office engaged in ‘legal gymnastics to seek to persuade the court away from finding a clear systematic abuse of process'.
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NewsSquire Patton Boggs announces first gender goals
Global firm wants a fifth of UK partners to be women in the next two years, under new diversity targets.
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NewsLaw firms sight ‘green shoots’ of opportunity
Medium-sized law firms weathered Covid crisis reasonably well, the Law Society’s financial benchmarking survey finds.
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NewsTurmoil over Overseas Operations Bill
Veterans bill returns to the Lords this week after MPs rejected a number of amendments voted for by peers.
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NewsLaw firms too ‘risk averse’ to float
Rosenblatt Limited chief executive Nicola Foulston says many law firms would benefit from public company status.
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NewsPlans for new courts complex run into trouble
Conservation groups lodge formal objections to demolition of what they say are historic buildings in heart of legal London.