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NewsFlexible court hours pilot to cost £1.3m
HMCTS confirms total estimated spend for controversial project after the Gazette submitted a freedom of information request.
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Students flock to law as profession gets more diverse
Law Society’s latest Annual Statistics Report finds nearly a sixth of solicitors now come from BAME backgrounds.
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Beckwith: Freshfields partner resigns as SDT fines him £35,000
Ryan Beckwith was accused of sexual misconduct involving a junior female colleague.
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‘She was not too drunk to decide’: Beckwith denies taking advantage
Freshfields partner says he would never contemplate abusing his position as high-profile tribunal case continues.
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Protesters are ‘spoiling for a crackdown’ claims Hong Kong QC
Pro-Beijing lawyers say the region's government had suffered an ‘unfair coordinated media attack’.
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Freshfields' Beckwith: I didn't kiss colleague after boozy firm outing
Hearing continues into allegations of misconduct against married magic circle partner.
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BAILII and MoJ clash over case law
Charity that publishes most widely used free resource of online case law said ‘no one can download judgments without our permission’.
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'Wheels came off' for Person A after incident with Freshfields colleague, SDT told
Former flatmate gives evidence on fourth day of hearing in case against magic circle partner Ryan Beckwith.
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SRA prepares for more active role in tech regulation
Regulator to consult on its involvement with legal technology sector over the next four years.
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Jackson: DBA regulation could be on the brink of change
Architect of the civil costs regime says he is ‘cautiously optimistic’ that the MoJ will accept proposed reforms.
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Stone King reports rising profits and turnover
The firm, which is based in Bath, saw pre-tax profits increase by over a third.
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Pension discrimination case dismissed on all grounds
The High Court rules that the increase in women’s pension age from 60 to 66 did not discriminate on the basis of sex or age.
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'I blamed myself': Person A describes feelings after alleged Freshfields incidents
Woman at centre of allegations against magic circle partner Ryan Beckwith cross-examined over her own conduct.
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Law Council of Wales mooted by government taskforce
A taskforce commissioned by the Welsh government to review the country’s justice system has today proposed the establishment of a Law Council of Wales to promote legal education and awareness of Welsh law. The proposal comes from the Commission on Justice in Wales, which was appointed in 2017 and ...
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Dechert partner sues investigators for snooping
Neil Gerrard claims his house was filmed and that he was followed to a private Caribbean island.
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'Person A' quizzed on 'notorious private members' club'
Third day of hearing of allegations against Freshfields partner Ryan Beckwith.
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HMCTS strikes £16m deal with tech company
4net Technologies will improve courts tribunals service centres, according to HMCTS.
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Mental health trusts spent £4m on representation at inquests
Foundation says Legal Aid Agency paid £117,968 to bereaved families of relatives in contact with mental health services.
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Barristers demand self-reporting waiver for harassment cases
Practitioners feel they cannot discuss issues because they fear an official report will be made, the Association of Women Barristers says.
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University of Law defies Hong Kong unrest with campus opening
Vice chancellor says university has 'ambitious goals of raising the bar in Hong Kong’s provision of quality education’.
