News in focus – Page 15
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NewsNews focus: Are small firms better placed to weather Covid-19?
Smaller firms need more government support but practices that keep a tight rein on outgoings and adapt to a sea change in working methods are better placed to limit the damage of the lockdown.
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NewsNews focus: Bonzos group action sounds a bum note
As Sixties pop glamour came to the High Court, the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band won a heated battle to protect its name. Now the case has sparked calls to close a trade mark loophole.
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NewsNews focus: what Morrisons means for vicarious liability
Despite Morrisons’ victory in the Supreme Court last week over the actions of a disgruntled employee, the ruling did not entirely extinguish the threat to businesses from vicarious liability.
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NewsNews focus: Unified Patent Court impasse - what now?
A German ruling to void membership of the Unified Patent Court highlights the fragility of supranational institutions. But is the UK ready to take advantage of this window of opportunity?
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NewsNews focus: Courts move to remote control
In the face of an unprecedented pandemic, the civil courts are dispensing with face-to-face formalities as hearings move online. But is the technology robust enough to cope – and will justice suffer?
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NewsSFO on rack after Barclays blow
The acquittal of former Barclays executives was another setback for the Serious Fraud Office over its failure to secure high-profile convictions. Calls for a root-and-branch review are getting louder.
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NewsNews focus: Solicitors' role in reform proposals over housing disputes
A new disputes service is at the heart of proposals from Justice to tackle housing disputes. But it would not be a court, tribunal or ombudsman – so where do solicitors fit in?
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NewsNews focus: Clients doing it for themselves
Kennedys has unveiled an innovative legal tech startup to harness artificial intelligence and automate the claims process. But will this business deepen fears of automation replacing lawyers’ jobs?
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NewsNews focus: Campaign to create repository of court judgments
Following last year’s Digital Justice report calling for a shakeup in the publication of court judgments, there is growing awareness of how opening up the corpus of case law could facilitate justice.
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NewsNews focus: Family justice seen to be done
Sir Andrew McFarlane is undertaking a review of transparency in the family courts, but it must provide the correct balance between protecting privacy and promoting openness.
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ProfileNews focus: Airbus case raises questions over DPAs
Despite a record £833m penalty for Airbus, anti-corruption campaigners remain sceptical about a DPA regime plagued by ‘discrepancies’ that appears unable to hold individuals to account.
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NewsTime for diversity targets?
As a new report berates the lack of diversity in key ‘feeder’ roles of recorder and deputy High Court judge, efforts to propel more solicitors on to the bench are set to gain fresh momentum
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NewsNews focus: How solicitors can help raise the bar
Amanda Pinto QC, the new chair of the Bar Council, believes solicitors have a big role to play in increasing opportunities for female barristers.
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NewsNews focus: Two commissions promised in Queen’s speech
Commissions looking into criminal justice and the role of the Supreme Court look set to be the most controversial aspects of the newly elected government’s legislative programme.
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NewsNews focus: Lawyers line up for parliament
Dozens of solicitors and barristers are after your vote in this week’s general election, but the impact of Brexit and tactical voting mean that nothing can be taken for granted.
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NewsNews focus: Key questions remain as new AML regime looms
With new directives coming into force and little guidance for firms on compliance, even anti-money laundering experts are struggling to stay on top, as a Law Society conference heard last week.
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NewsNews focus: Crumbling courts - the malady lingers on
HMCTS is spending heavily to promote its £1bn courts modernisation programme but two parliamentary committees remain distinctly unimpressed by progress to date.
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NewsNews focus: Compliance officer conference highlights regulatory burden
The Solicitors Regulation Authority briefs law firms’ compliance officers about how to comply with the latest regulations on topics ranging from cybercrime to sexual harassment.
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NewsNews focus: Halfway house in digital drive
Plagued by a chronic lack of investment and beset by unwanted costs inherent in an outmoded system, Land Registry hopes to turn a corner in customer care with the launch of its digital strategy
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NewsNews focus: Making Welsh law more accessible
Ahead of Thursday’s landmark report from the Commission on Justice, speakers at this year’s Legal Wales conference hailed a ‘generational’ opportunity to simplify a mountain of legislation.