Latest news – Page 354
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NewsCity firms team up with recruitment agencies to boost racial diversity
Ashurst, Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills, Slaughter and May, and Travers Smith draft ‘Recruitment Agency Race Fairness Commitment’.
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NewsFaulks' JR review will not publish submissions in full
Decision means that evidence from government departments could remain hidden.
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NewsSolicitors hit back at MoJ's ‘fence-sitting’ economic crime review
Review into corporate criminal liability was ‘inconclusive’, says Ministry of Justice.
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NewsTaylor Wessing eases Covid measures ahead of second lockdown
All solicitors at the City firm are back on full hours and full pay.
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NewsBusiness interruption battle to reach Supreme Court this month
Action will decide whether companies hit by pandemic are covered by business interruption insurance.
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NewsLCJ wants ‘realistic assessment’ of funds needed to reduce backlog
In his annual report, Lord Burnett of Maldon says outstanding caseload was already unacceptable even before Covid.
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NewsReed Smith unveils ‘earn as you learn’ SQE scheme
Graduates will work at the firm two days a week before starting their qualifying work experience.
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NewsHousing possession cases to continue during second lockdown
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says courts will remain open for business but there will be no evictions.
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NewsGateley faces down shareholder revolt over director pay
Remuneration package approved by slim majority at annual general meeting.
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NewsCity solicitors praise benefits of legal advice clinic work
Volunteering builds skills and confidence, and can help those wanting to move in-house.
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NewsIBA: Ex-UN chief condemns ‘activists’ label
Ban Ki-moon opens International Bar Association conference with concerns about attacks from 'highest levels of government'.
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News'Like zero-hours workers': barristers lash out over 'unsafe' courts
National risk assessment needed for court buildings, says Criminal Bar Association.
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NewsLaw schools unveil SQE courses – but keep quiet about fees
University of Law and College of Legal Practice announce course details following 'super-exam' approval.
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News‘Vast majority’ of disabled solicitors want to continue working from home
Study finds that lockdown could make legal profession more accessible for those with disabilities.
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NewsOnline probate applications mandatory from today
Solicitors report teething issues with digital system.
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NewsVirtual Pro Bono Week celebrates lawyer volunteers
This year’s theme is ‘Pro Bono: Through the pandemic and beyond’.
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NewsBLM movement inspires change in big firms
City firms set ambitious ethnicity targets in wake of Black Lives Matter protests.
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NewsCourts will be exempt from second lockdown
Judges and magistrates are urged to make full use of remote hearings but buildings will not close, lord chief justice says.
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NewsSQE candidates will face host of unresolved issues, junior lawyers claim
Junior Lawyers Division says several of its concerns remain wholly unaddressed.
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NewsSupreme Court targets diverse candidates for bench
Lady Black of Derwent will retire in January 2021, leaving just one female judge.