Latest news – Page 308
-
NewsBaker McKenzie scales back promotion round
City firm has elected 67 new partners this year, compared with a record 84 in 2020.
-
NewsConveyancers in final push to beat stamp duty deadline
Law Society president says solicitors have been working 24/7 to meet their clients' wishes.
-
NewsLeading judge says complex rules put LiPs at disadvantage
Rules must be simpler if litigants in person are expected to comply with them.
-
NewsWoman, 100, 'waiting years for justice' due to court delays
Labour MP criticises Ministry of Justice for failing to improve court waiting times.
-
NewsSelection process for appointing judges to be reviewed
Judicial Appointments Commission chief concerned about impact of 'secret sounding' accusations on potential candidates.
-
NewsEx-Dechert partner rebuts negligence allegations
Neil Gerrard begins oral evidence in mammoth negligence claim brought by Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation.
-
NewsLaw firms borrow £700m to deal with coronavirus fallout
New figures show extent of borrowing in the legal sector in the first year after lockdown.
-
NewsFigures reveal £50,000 gulf in law graduate pay
Data published by the government suggest graduate salaries depend heavily on which university law students attend.
-
NewsFormer solicitor jailed after defrauding own firm of £2.3m
Senior partner used a corrupt relationship to launder proceeds crime through a property developer.
-
NewsJudicial Appointments Commission to face questions on 'systemic discrimination'
Anonymous judges told House of Commons justice committee that women and ethnic minority candidates were missing out on senior posts.
-
News'Net zero' network to support in-house lawyers tackle climate change
Legal chiefs have been piloting draft principles such as championing net zero internally within their organisations.
-
NewsMore Nightingale courts to close
Venues in Birmingham, Hull, Lancaster, Middlesbrough and Stafford will close their doors this month.
-
OpinionAre we too squeamish about the SQE?
New route into the profession is opening up City opportunities.
-
NewsSolicitors apologise after remote hearing recorded without permission
Judge takes no immediate action but warns lawyers that leniency over live transcript services is unlikely to last.
-
News'Think before you post' warning to public on contempt
Attorney general to spread cautionary tales of recent contempt of court convictions under the slogan #thinkbeforeyoupost.
-
NewsLegal Schema tagging boost for smart contracts
New way of encoding legal documents marks step forward in contracts being managed entirely by computer.
-
NewsUN rights body told legal aid safety net will become more accessible
Signposting to exceptional case funding to improve and lawyers will be able to share best practice.
-
NewsCity lawyers to book post-pandemic desks and dinners via 'one-stop' app
Norton Rose Fulbright says its workplace management app will manage the firm’s safe transition to hybrid working.
-
NewsSuper regulator spies ‘lack of buy-in for our vision’ as key risk
Legal Services Board says there remains a ‘perceived lack of institutional legitimacy’.
-
NewsSupreme Court reports flurry of JR applications
Annual report reveals that the overall number of cases filed last year fell as a result of the pandemic.