Latest news – Page 480
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NewsHale risks political storm by questioning legislation before parliament
Baroness Deech's Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill has passed through the Lords and is now before the elected chamber.
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NewsChambers may publish sexuality data without members' consent
Diversity officers no longer need the approval of the whole workforce to publish anonymised personal information online.
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NewsApplicants line up for SRA’s £250,000 technology challenge
Legal access challenge announces membership of panel to judge entrants for £50,000 grants.
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NewsDeloitte looks to technology to give it a legal services edge
Big Four accountant recruits a high-profile team to deliver an ‘ambitious technology-led strategy' in legal services.
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NewsLord Falconer joins fight against clin neg fixed costs
Former lord chancellor questions plans being drawn up by the Ministry of Justice and Department of Health for fixed costs for claimants running cases worth up to £25,000.
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NewsRolls judge warns US over epic trial
Mr Justice Hildyard, presiding over the Hewlett Packard and Mike Lynch case, warned prosecutors not to ‘upset’ witnesses in the UK.
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NewsRegulator sounds out firms over CPD in 'light-touch' era
SRA asked ‘small number’ of solicitors why they refused to engage with new system for assessing continuing competence.
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NewsTalent drawn to small firms
Solicitors’ main attraction of downsizing from larger firms was the ability to remain in control, says LexisNexis.
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NewsPinsent Masons strikes ‘unique’ deal with litigation funder
Augusta Ventures will offer the firm’s clients better rates and fast-tracked services.
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NewsProbate chaos nearing an end as backlog starts to be cleared
HMCTS also confirms it is going ahead with closure of regional probate registries.
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NewsLaw Society dips into reserves to fund IT upgrade
Group plans to spend over £60m on transforming technology infrastructure.
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NewsCharities to pay more as HMCTS cancels 'unlawful' bequest alert contract
Legacy notification service Smee & Ford will continue to inform charities of bequests, but fees will be higher.
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NewsNearly a third of trainee barristers attended private schools
Data also shows that BAME candidates are almost half as likely to be offered a pupillage as their white peers.
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NewsHong Kong Law Society ‘strongly condemns’ legislative building siege
The violence is to be ‘deplored as an affront to the rule of law’, representative body says.
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NewsGauke woos judges with Mansion House attack on ‘populists’
Lord chancellor warns of growing distrust of judiciary and other institutions.
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News‘Victory for employers’ as Supreme Court rules in landmark competition case
The case examined whether companies with broad restrictive covenants can stop employees joining rival firms.
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NewsProfit edges up at Freshfields as partners prosper
The firm’s net profit rose by just 1% in 2018-19, but PEP grew by 6%.
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NewsSimmons & Simmons enjoys profit rise
The firm announces a 9% rise in profit and a modest PEP increase of 4%.
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NewsCase volumes ‘falling off a cliff’ despite rise in serious crime
The number of legal aid cases concluded in Crown courts has fallen by 20% in three years.