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NewsTravers Smith reports 20% drop in PEP
'We are far from being out of the woods yet,' firm warns.
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NewsSolicitor super-exam to cost £3,980
Fee does not include training costs which may amount to over £10,000.
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NewsPre-Covid remote hearings worked well, study finds
Evaluation of 14 completed cases should be treated as 'exploratory and preliminary'.
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NewsSummer spike in judicial sanctions
Twenty magistrates and judges have been disciplined in the past two months.
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NewsCourt closures 'hard to justify now', say MPs
Committee tells government to re-evaluate estates reform programme in light of Covid-19 response.
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NewsProfit drops by 8% at Herbert Smith Freehills
Profit per equity partner has fallen by 10% to £857,000.
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NewsPolice could be sued over Black Lives Matter protests
Public Law Project conference hears concerns about use of kettling and facial recognition technology.
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NewsA&O sets diversity targets as black lawyers report shorter tenures
Black lawyers leave the firm two years and five months earlier than their white counterparts, according to new research.
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NewsTaylor Wessing sees profits fall after year of investment
UK profit at international firm falls by 8% to £57.6m following 'difficult' final quarter.
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NewsHerbert Smith Freehills under fire for Post Office advice
'Perverse' that HSF is overseeing the compensation scheme for former Post Office workers, says group of MPs.
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News'Definitely a race problem in firms' says new Birmingham society chief
Black solicitors still struggle to progress beyond associate level, says Inez Brown, who takes over from Linden Thomas this afternoon.
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NewsLimitation changes 'not an attack on veterans', says forces minister
Johnny Mercer MP says new six-year limit will still permit claims for injuries developing later in life.
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NewsVideo wills 'risky and unnecessary', solicitors claim
New statutory instrument will allow wills to be witnessed over Skype, Zoom and Facetime.
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NewsJudge replaced after private comments overheard on Zoom chat
Family judge had said mother in care proceedings case was trying ‘every trick in the book’ to avoid questions.
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NewsPupillages will be withdrawn, regulator warns
Knock-on effects of coronavirus on junior lawyers 'very likely', says Bar Standards Board.
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NewsMagic circle profits hit by Covid uncertainty
Freshfields, Allen & Overy and Linklaters all announce year-on-year fall in profits.
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NewsVideo-witnessed wills to be legalised under temporary SI
Reforms to be backdated to 31 January 2020, when first UK coronavirus case was confirmed.
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News'Ambitious plans': HFW reports record growth
City firm has completed 11 international office openings, mergers and associations since 2016.
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NewsSimmons & Simmons celebrates profit growth
Profits rise by 6% but international firm predicts ‘difficult times’ ahead.
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NewsSFO defends charging decisions as caseload drops
Agency fulfilled its duty in pursuing matters that have been prosecuted, says director.