Latest news – Page 448
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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.
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NewsMoJ finally opens refund scheme for court fees
Some people may have paid too much for services between April 2014 and March 2018.
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NewsWeightmans entitled to fire worker over internet browsing, tribunal rules
Former facilities assistant had brought claim for unfair dismissal against national firm.
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NewsQC selection company sitting on £1.4m cash pile as fees roll in
Queen’s Counsel Appointments charges lawyers £2,160 to apply for silk and an extra £3,000 + VAT if their application is successful.
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NewsFour City solicitors to take silk in 2020
Just 4% of QC appointments go to solicitors this year, as 110 barristers and four solicitors make the grade.
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NewsStatutory legacy for partners raised to £270,000
Overdue update increases the amount spouses and civil partners are entitled to if their partner dies without a will.
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NewsRegulatory revamp would put small firms at risk, warns Society
Organisation responds to proposals of academic’s independent legal services review.
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NewsAre you fit for law? Legal charity offers online wellbeing test
LawCare works alongside academics to develop resource for measuring professional resilience.
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NewsSentencing on screen: judges' remarks to be broadcast from Crown courts
Crown court filming will allow for greater transparency, lord chancellor says as bar expresses concern about 'spectator sport'.
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NewsLandlords urge government to hurry up over housing court
Association says landlords in London with good reason to reclaim possession face a 30-week wait.