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NewsHigh Court condemns leadership judge's 'obsolescent' view on consent
Damning judgment reveals absence of training for family judges considering serious sexual assault allegations.
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NewsHerbert Smith gears up for Brexit with change to German LLP
The international firm said its German LLP would no longer be able to exist as an English company domiciled in Germany after Brexit.
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NewsIt’s Official: small claims portal website goes online
Lawyers can register from now to be eligible to use the RTA claims system from April.
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NewsLitigation funder and RBS shareholders 'in the dark' over defendant
Counsel for Vannin Capital and Royal Bank of Scotland shareholders thrash out timetable for trial in March.
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NewsLSB plans fresh look at tests of ongoing competence
A 16-week consultation will ask what defines ongoing competence and what consumers expect of their lawyer.
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NewsMore lawyers call legal charity as bullying cases rise
677 lawyers contacted LawCare in 2019, with many citing stress, depression and bullying.
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NewsNew cap on compensation fund to stem biggest losses
SRA proposes measures to make fund more sustainable in face of ever-increasing demands from wronged clients.
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NewsAssociate intake shrinks at Slaughter and May despite 94% retention
Magic circle firm will take on 29 of its 31 qualifying trainees this spring, compared with 37 trainees last autumn.
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News'Outrageous' to expect City to plug legal aid gap - Law Society president
Pro bono work is not a substitute for proper government funding, argues Simon Davis.
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NewsPakistan focus of endangered lawyers’ day
Activist detained at airport as report warns of threat to lawyers in Pakistan.
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NewsBrain injury solicitors report greater cooperation from insurers
Claimant lawyers say defendants are more attuned now to patient rehabilitation.
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NewsBar 'at breaking point', new research suggests
Information provider Lexis Nexis claims barristers’ approach to work ‘will have to change’ despite the bar's generally bullish outlook.
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NewsStriking a pose
Art-loving readers: run, don’t walk, to Chancery Lane to catch the last day of the Law Society Art Group’s 60th annual exhibition.
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NewsThousands go online to apply for divorce
70,000 people have applied since the process was digitised in 2018.
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NewsExceptional case funding scheme failing, report reveals
Paper by Dr Joe Tomlinson shows legal aid providers have little faith in ‘off-putting’ system.
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NewsHogan Lovells opens document review hub in Arizona
Firm teams up with legal services company to create review centre which uses AI to scour documents.
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NewsDomestic violence centre offers to take on family court mailbox
Central facility informing police of forced marriage and female genital mutilation protection orders was abandoned.
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NewsConcern for health of jailed Saudi lawyer
Walid Abu Al-Khair transferred to hospital after a month on hunger strike.
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NewsMishcon shuts up shop in New York
The work of the firm’s only international outpost is ‘no longer consistent’ with the London practice.
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NewsTeachers challenge government over pensions following judges' win
Leigh Day, which successfully represented over 200 judges, is issuing claims on behalf of hundreds of teachers.