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NewsCourt of Appeal rules solicitor was ‘winner’ in £50k costs battle
Latest ruling in dispute between two solicitors going back at least seven years.
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NewsJustice minister misses major legal aid evidence session
Solicitors warn that criminal legal aid is on the point of collapse.
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NewsListed firm predicts rise of in-house chambers
DWF says in-house advocacy teams are more efficient than external barristers’ sets.
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NewsRegulator reads riot act to CMCs over spurious claims
Financial Conduct Authority says some claims management companies have poor understanding of sector.
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NewsSQE: Student loan issues remain unresolved, says Law Society
SQE ‘will mark a big change in how aspiring solicitors begin their career in law’.
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NewsQuarter of headcount will be BAME by 2025, pledges Norton Rose Fulbright
International firm is latest to roll out ambitious ethnicity targets.
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NewsIt's official: LSB approves solicitor ‘super-exam’
Solicitors Qualifying Exam will come into force next autumn.
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NewsTimes told to clarify defence against barrister's libel claim
Barbara Hewson v Times Newspapers Ltd trial is due to begin on 7 December.
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NewsPolice commissioner urges Buckland to staff virtual courts quickly
Devon and Cornwall will stop operating virtual remand hearings at the end of November.
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NewsTeenagers offered virtual 'work experience' at Linklaters
Almost 20,000 university students enrolled on the firm's first online internship during lockdown.
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NewsDentons sets 20% partner diversity target
Firms are facing a 'watershed moment' says global firm's chief executive.
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NewsLaw reform 'worth billions', economists find
Landmark report shows economic gains from five highest-value projects in recent years exceed £3bn over 10 years.
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NewsWales and Manchester courts allow pre-recorded video evidence
Vulnerable victims and witnesses in Wales, Manchester and East Anglia can now give cross-examination evidence ahead of trial.
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NewsJudicial review panel set for evidence deluge
Independent panel probing judicial review extends submissions deadline after receiving several requests for a deferral.
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News'Virtual GC' firm aims to support businesses
Consultant lawyer practice assembles team of former in-house lawyers for businesses that cannot justify setting up legal department.
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NewsSolicitors sworn in as High Court judges
Lord chief justice says latest additions to senior bench should be celebrated.
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NewsLegal sector welcomes Japan trade deal
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement signed in Tokyo.
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NewsPC renewals extended as solicitors report IT 'nightmare'
Regulator concedes this year’s renewal period has been ‘particularly challenging’.
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NewsHealth fears for jailed Iranian human rights lawyer
Supporters of Nasrin Sotoudeh say she has serious cardiac and pulmonary conditions after being on hunger strike.
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NewsSolicitor who joked about Ku Klux Klan fined £30k by tribunal
Practitioner who said he had 'old fashioned' sense of humour and also told racist joke is allowed to remain in practice.