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NewsUrgent review of civil justice under lockdown
Report due out later this month after opinions of court users have been canvassed.
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NewsBaker McKenzie: 'Failed pass' was not professional misconduct, QC says
Many relationships in law firms form between junior and senior colleagues, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hears.
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NewsSolicitor in her 40s dies after being shot
Suffolk Constabulary says officers were called shortly before 4.45am on Sunday.
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NewsClaim £100m in outstanding fees, minister tells legal aid firms
Justice minister Alex Chalk MP Cash-strapped firms told there is money available to them from government.
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NewsFirms rally round in remarkable responses to Covid crisis
Pepperells and Simpson Millar go extra mile to help people affected by pandemic.
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NewsLabour’s justice plan to beat Covid-19
Labour’s front bench justice heads today outline a seven-point plan to adapt to coronavirus and ‘ensure the system is never left so vulnerable again’.
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NewsJudge denies firm £1.1m in costs over funding switch
Court of Appeal rules that reasons for changing from legal aid funding to a conditional fee agreement were unreasonable.
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NewsFormer Baker McKenzie bosses disagree over SRA conversation
Management committee 'took counsel' on whether to report Gary Senior case to regulator, tribunal told.
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NewsFCA seeks court declaration on business interruption insurance
Law Society will publish guidance about BII in the next two weeks.
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NewsFormer Baker McKenzie HR chief 'could not rely on GC not to gossip'
Tribunal hears that general counsel was kept out of decision-making circle over settlement agreement.
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NewsUK advocate general to sue over Brexit termination
Eleanor Sharpston QC says political decision intrudes on the autonomy of Europe's highest court.
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NewsRosenblatt parent group sets up litigation funder
LionFish Litigation Finance will fund high value cases for individuals and law firms.
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NewsRebuke for transferring client funds before sending bill
SRA says sanction reflects that there was no lasting or significant harm to clients.
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NewsNew video technology to conduct remote criminal hearings
Cloud platform will 'keep wheels of justice turning' but will not be used to resume jury trials.
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NewsFurloughs and freezes: more bonus delays
Stephenson Harwood and RPC announce Covid-19 measures.
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NewsMany high street law firms face collapse, research suggests
Most small firms are reeling from a squeeze on cashflow and declining income, according to a Law Society survey.
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NewsCovid-19 testing extended to certain solicitors
Duty solicitors and police station representatives among key workers who can be tested for the virus.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell elects 11 partners after national reshape
Almost three quarters of the cohort are women.
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NewsVeteran solicitor fined for ‘innocent but misguided’ compliment
Remark made to colleagues referenced the ethnicity of members of a law firm.
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NewsBar Council furloughs 20% of workforce
Representative body expects ‘significant drop in income’ next year.