Latest news – Page 314
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NewsIreland re-opens door to England and Wales solicitors
Solicitors can now automatically requalify in Ireland again under a reciprocal scheme.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell reports smaller gender pay gap
Female staff at the firm are paid around 9% less than men on average, according to annual report.
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NewsHome Office unveils widely trailed immigration reforms
Priti Patel says the justice system 'has been gamed' and says new plan will tackle the practice of meritless claims.
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NewsMPs have 'limited confidence' in MoJ's plans to clear court backlog
Ministry of Justice told to write to Public Accounts Committee within one month with clear projections and timeframes.
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News'Major flaws': parliamentary committee backs repeal of fixed-term act
Draft bill proposes an end to fixed-terms in parliament and removes overview powers from the courts.
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NewsCounsel not liable to solicitors for loss of fees, rules High Court
Birmingham firm claimed it lost around £150,000 as a result of an intellectual property barrister’s conduct.
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NewsShort films to support 'digitally disadvantaged' with virtual justice
Research team keen to hear from solicitors with experience of attending video hearings.
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NewsLegal Ombudsman gets its 13% budget increase - but told no more excuses
Oversight regulator ‘clear that it needs to see results this time’.
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NewsLabour calls for extra 33,000 court sitting days
Number of outstanding cases in the Crown court reached nearly 57,000 last month.
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NewsCompetition hots up between SQE course providers
Law Training Centre has developed a two-part online course for £6,280 ahead of the SQE's introduction in September.
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NewsCharity pledges to help solicitors bounce back from pandemic
Long established welfare body says it will widen access to support to help those whose income has been cut.
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NewsSociety chief joins taskforce to boost socio-economic diversity at the top
Government-backed group will challenge lack of career progression for those from non-professional backgrounds.
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News‘Moment of reckoning’: new president makes diversity pledge
I. Stephanie Boyce delivers her first speech as president of the Law Society of England and Wales.
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NewsMore courts to offer rapid Covid tests
Leeds Combined Court, Leicester Crown Court, Reading Crown Court and Winchester Combined Court will offer on-site testing from today.
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NewsA&O predicts ‘considerable’ reduction in office space
Magic circle firm expects that 40% of its work will be done from home once the pandemic has passed.
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NewsEx-Post Office workers reach Court of Appeal
Over 40 former sub postmasters will attempt to have their convictions quashed in the Royal Courts of Justice this week.
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NewsLaw Society begins home information pilot
Key information for home buyers and sellers will be available earlier in the conveyancing process.
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NewsLinklaters offers redundancy to all London secretaries
Magic circle firm plans to introduce a flexible working policy once lockdown is lifted.
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NewsSupreme Court: Carers not entitled to minimum wage when asleep
Two sleep-in carer workers brought proceedings on the grounds that sleep counted as 'working time' for minimum wage purposes.
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NewsBar predicts income boost from students - despite pupillage drought
Regulator expects to collect £1.35m from bar school fees this year, 40% more than last year's budget prediction.