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NewsImmigration Rules simplification: plan to be published 'shortly'
Home Office unveils points-based system details and confirms it will respond to Law Commission report.
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NewsGreater focus on race in A&O's global diversity drive
Magic circle firm appoints five diversity and inclusion partners.
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NewsUS lawyers stand up for judiciary in Trump row
Bar president calls for end to personal attacks on judges and prosecutors.
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NewsListed law firm partners rake in millions by selling shares
Gateley announces placing of 4.75m shares at not less than £2 apiece.
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NewsNothing in the pot for employees at failed PI firm
Work in progress at Nesbit Law has failed to recover significant funds due to poor quality of cases.
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NewsDisclosure pilot not a stick to beat opponents, says Vos
Chancellor of the High Court says the bench will start to punish parties using pilot as a litigation tactic.
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NewsDeloitte pairs with PhD tech entrepreneurs
Big Four accountancy firm announces collaboration with Conception X, a scheme which helps students create technology start-ups.
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NewsCaroline Flack criticism prompts CPS to explain itself
The TV presenter, who was due to appear in court next month, was found dead on Saturday.
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NewsSRA finds huge discrepancy in law school pass rates
Unclear why pass rates for the Legal Practice Course range from 100% to under 30%, regulator says.
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NewsUS legal profession gears up for reform with 'innovation' push
Regulators still not prepared to change rules but given biggest sign yet that times must change.
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NewsAxed AG eyes reform of judiciary
Geoffrey Cox QC says government is in no ‘headlong rush’ to curtail judicial independence.
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News'Judicial reviews support parliament': law chiefs respond to AG appointment
Suella Braverman wrote in a recent article that courts are exercising a form of political power.
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NewsCouple's Islamic ceremony 'did not create a marriage' – Court of Appeal
Ruling prompts calls for marriage laws to be updated to reflect modern society.
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NewsCrown court data being twisted to mask reality, claims criminal bar
Chair of the CBA, Caroline Goodwin QC, says trials are being listed as ‘mentions’ to avoid delays being recorded.
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NewsUnfit expert witness hit with £89k wasted costs order
Clinical negligence case collapsed after consultant did not know test applied for a breach of duty.
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NewsNew attorney general criticised 'unelected, unaccountable' judges
Suella Braverman said parliament must retrieve power from the courts in an article published last month.
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NewsBroker steps in to offer freelance solicitors a PII solution
There has been concern few insurers would be willing to commit to an uncertain market.
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NewsLinklaters signs lease for new London HQ
The firm is moving to 20 Ropemaker Street, a new development which will be the tallest stone building constructed in London since St Paul’s Cathedral.
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NewsRopes & Gray boosts NQ salary to £130k
The Boston-headquartered outfit is now among the highest paying US firms with a London office.
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NewsNew attorney general named after Geoffrey Cox sacked in Johnson reshuffle
Former Brexit minister Suella Braverman qualified as an attorney in New York State.