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NewsSRA chair: Going back to old ways of working would be a ‘travesty’
Anna Bradley hopes that changes to working practices can continue when pandemic ends.
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Free legal advice centres receive £11.5m in emergency funding
Almost 180 legal advice organisations benefit from Community Justice Fund.
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City firm embraces remote working and reverses pay cuts
Solicitors at Taylor Wessing allowed to work from home up to half of the time.
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Buckland assures City of post-Brexit opportunities
UK now has a number of international trade deals, says lord chancellor.
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Legal PA placed in redundancy ‘pool of one’ loses dismissal claim
Law firm worker argued that firm should have widened scope of redundancy consultation.
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SRA chief: Misconduct reports must be more than office gossip
General counsel clarifies reporting obligations and discourages ‘defensive’ reporting by firms.
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Dentons starts redundancy consultation as part of remote working push
Up to 24 fee earners across the country could lose their jobs.
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Spending review: Sunak pledges millions to tackle courts backlog
Chancellor answers call to profession’s concerns about workloads in courts and tribunals.
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Sotoudeh film opens in UK next week
Law Society hosts seminar on case of Iranian lawyer sentenced to flogging and 33 years.
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Mother refused legal aid over 'trapped capital' has case remitted
Judgment clarifies legal aid rules for victims of domestic abuse, says Law Society.
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Consumer need still unmet a decade after Legal Services Act, says LSB
Legal Services Board once again calls for sector to change, despite widespread improvements.
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IBA 2020: Virtual reality provides 'immersive' sexual harassment training
International Bar Association announces latest move in campaign against harassment and bullying.
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Client account outsourcing fails to take off
SRA pushing benefits of third party managed accounts as a way of limiting insurance costs.
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Firm fined £14,000 after missing ‘red flags’ on property work
SRA announces sanction in the same week as renewing calls for extra due diligence on clients.
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Bar Council demands regional court investment ahead of spending review
Law and order in the Midlands and the North is ‘particularly weak’, says representative body.
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Corner-cutting boss told absent staff to ‘witness’ 33 wills
Former managing director says signatures practice became ‘a bit of a habit’.
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Upskirting barrister suspended for six months
Daren Timson-Hunt was sentenced to a community order last year after conviction for voyeurism.
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Global bar body condemns ‘lefty lawyers’ comments
International Bar Association accuses UK government of attempting to ostracise legal professionals.
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Cyber criminals make £2.5m raid on law firms in lockdown
Staff working from home thought to be easier target for fraudsters online.
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SRA tells firms: Check exactly where your client’s money came from
Regulator suggests current checks being made by some firms are not enough.
