All articles by Max Walters – Page 11
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Firm fined £5,000 for misjudgment over divorce advice conflict
Agreed outcome shows firm was advised it should stop acting for client.
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#MeToo: City giants coy on partners leaving over inappropriate behaviour
Big Four have revealed numbers in the wake of the global #MeToo movement - but magic circle wary of following suit.
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Norton Rose to run new 'innovation' focused graduate scheme
Programme will focus on commercial management and innovation.
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Flexible court hours: minister offers assurances as juniors protest
Letter to Ministry of Justice reveals concerns over workload have not been allayed ahead of proposed rollout next year.
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CPS ‘bizarrely’ opted for conviction over deferred prosecution in bribery case
Skansen Interiors was first business convicted under ‘failure to prevent’ legislation.
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Fraud office received 'brown envelope' leaks in ENRC probe
Amended grounds for judicial review in long-running case concerning professional privilege filed with High Court.
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Macfarlanes' top dog draws nearly £4m
City firm posts documents showing profit increase of 24% in year ending 30 April.
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ULaw to open ‘tech hub’ in Nottingham
Campus will focus on legal tech though university makes no reference to SQE prep.
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Row over mystery funder in billion-pound oligarch fishing battle
Application for costs security demands either £2.7m or identity of funder to be revealed.
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Lord chancellor warned for second time over probate 'tax'
Parliament’s committee on statutory instruments suggests justice secretary is acting ultra vires.
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Pupil barristers to get up to 50% more under new minimum salary
Bar regulator confirms new mandatory minimum wage rules will come into force in September.
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White & Case women paid 65% less than men
City firms appear to be listening to calls to include partners in annual pay gap reporting.
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Opinion
Judiciary dragging its feet over McKenzies
Long-awaited reform must be implemented soon to avoid more horror stories.
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SFO under fire for 'fundamental misunderstanding' in Tesco trial
Fraud charges against former directors at the supermarket have been thrown out.
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City firms claimed £14m costs in oligarch case
High Court judgment ruled last week that the English courts did not have jurisdiction to hear fraud claims.
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Baker McKenzie faces negligence claim in Russian mine row
Complaint filed in US concerns international firm’s advice to UK investment company.
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Chambers seeks to tackle bar's diversity problem
20 Essex Street claims to be the first chambers to implement software designed to attract graduates from a diverse field.
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Bar wars: Cadbury fails in bid to alter purple trade mark
Cadbury had attempted to fend off a challenge from rival chocolate maker Nestlé.
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Civil Justice Council opts against mandatory ADR
Recommendations published today promote the use of alternatives to 'capitulation or litigation'.
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Equality Act under the spotlight in veganism claim
Employment tribunal will hear claim by dismissed worker who says his veganism is a ‘philosophical belief’.