Latest news – Page 351
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NewsFirms tear up office return plans as PM extends Covid restrictions
Thousands of law firm workers face at least another four weeks based mostly away from the office.
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NewsSRA postpones indemnity fund closure for 12 months
Regulator will consult on next steps, including alternative arrangements to protect retired solicitors.
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News'Fertility benefit' offered by Clifford Chance and Cooley
International firms dangle tens of thousands of pounds to help employees start or grow a family.
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NewsMoJ analysis confirms that disputed judicial review data is wrong
Statistics regulator says independent review should have explained rationale for 'over simplistic' assumption.
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News‘Best-friend relationship’: Thames Valley firm merges with commercial specialist
Gardner Leader and Clark Holt have scheduled a completion date for this summer to form an 160-person practice.
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NewsConsolidation gathers pace as firm numbers dip below 10,000
SRA figures show there were 9,974 firms at the start of this month, the lowest number in 11 years.
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News2005 Constitutional Reform Act up for review
Government intends to revisit the role of lord chancellor, Robert Buckland QC MP reveals.
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NewsPolice probe suspect drugs tests used in criminal and family cases
In one case, a mother had children removed from her care on the basis of a contested report.
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NewsLegal aid lawyers paid £20.12 per hour for early JR work
Public law specialists reveal low rates as landmark census draws to a close.
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NewsCrown court backlog starts to dip
There were 57,503 outstanding cases in the Crown court system at the end of May, according to new MoJ figures.
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NewsMcFarlane begins work on Covid-19 recovery phase for family courts
Lawyers are being urged to respond to rapid consultation on remote, hybrid and in-person hearings.
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News‘Wide-ranging concerns’: Law Society opposes remote juries
Government should provide more appropriate facilities for in-person criminal trials, says professional body.
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NewsCity partner 'invented' £1.4m billing figure, SDT hears
Case involves information given to Dentons and Hill Dickinson during their partner recruitment processes.
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NewsEighty-five secretaries, support staff and lawyers leave big City firm
Dentons is looking to change the way its offices are set up to create a flexible working environment.
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NewsDuncan Lewis issues JR proceedings over immigration reforms
Firm says six-week consultation indirectly discriminated against its five clients.
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NewsMidlands court seeking to resurrect extended operating hours
Northampton wants to increase trial capacity by introducing 9am-1pm and 2pm-6pm listings.
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NewsPeers call for checks on emergency Covid powers
Fast-tracked legislation is never an acceptable alternative to effective government planning, says Lords committee.
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NewsBuckland fears lord chancellor role will become 'decorative and ornamental'
Government will consider whether lord chancellor must be legally qualified as part of 2005 Constitutional Reform Act review.
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NewsSDT hears City partner grilled over ‘untrue’ billing figures
Case relates to information given to Dentons and Hill Dickinson during partner recruitment processes.
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NewsLaw Society predicts 'savage reduction' in legal jobs as AI takes over
'Delphi panel' foresees surviving lawyers working alongside robots - and taking 'performance-enhancing medication' to keep up.