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NewsTurkey lawyers clash with police over bar reform
Lawyers from around Turkey clash with police during protest against bill they say would damage professional independence.
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NewsSimmons solicitors take 20% pay cut
Staff will see their hours and salaries reduced by 20% in a drive to prevent redundancies.
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NewsMoJ pauses legal aid means test review
Ministry of Justice was due to publish findings and consultation this summer.
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NewsNorton Rose Fulbright lays off IT staff
Five business services staff have lost their jobs in a pre-coronavirus drive to improve efficiency.
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NewsSimplify expands conveyancing empire with southeast deal
Acquisition of Cook Taylor Woodhouse creates the largest operator in the London market.
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NewsMagistrates’ court backlog reaches 484,000
Figures released as ministers prepare announcement of 'Blackstone' court venues.
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NewsPM accused of misleading MPs over Lammy race review
Boris Johnson said 16 recommendations for the criminal justice system have been implemented.
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NewsRemote hearings could become default in Commercial Court
Court has continued to function during lockdown accumulating almost no backlog of work.
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NewsSeparate court entrances for domestic abuse victims
Government says family courts will be overhauled after review reveals 'long-standing failings'.
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News‘Out of control’ firm collapsed with £1.1m debts and £12k assets
Former law firm manager fined after he allowed disbursement from public funds to be retained.
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NewsTop health expert calls for face masks in court
Professor Trish Greenhalgh says court is a risky place for transmission of Covid-19.
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NewsRecord numbers of students enrol on bar course as pupillages dry up
More than 1,700 students started the Bar Professional Training Course in 2018, the highest number since the course began.
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NewsInn under fire for raising rent during lockdown
Inner Temple has increased rents by 1.3% despite fears that coronavirus will cause chambers to collapse.
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NewsLegislation to abolish some jury trials could be passed within weeks
Lord chancellor says option is ‘last resort’ but would provide 40% extra capacity.
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NewsMore firms cut NQ pay as City tightens belt
Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy and Slaughter and May have all reduced their six-figure pay packages.
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NewsHSBC faces £1.3bn group action over ‘sham’ Disney scheme
Claimants allege they were induced to invest in Eclipse Partnerships under false pretences.
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NewsVeteran solicitor fined for failing to warn clients of off-plan property risk
Senior partner of Merseyside firm accepted he had a duty to flag up obvious risks which came to his attention.
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NewsStarbucks toilet voyeur thrown out of profession
Facilities assistant agrees he should be prevented from working for any regulated law firm.
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NewsExtra probate staff deployed as applications surge
Probate applications are now granted within six weeks, says HMCTS.
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NewsFirms say coronavirus will be catalyst for business revamp
But survey of law firms also shows reliance on the temporary furlough scheme to keep paying staff.