All News articles – Page 1062
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NewsFemale solicitors denied promotions ‘over pregnancy fears’
Law Society of Scotland research into working patterns highlights discrimination.
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NewsSolicitors vent anger over legal aid chief’s £225k package
Legal Aid Agency report reveals employment costs for senior employees.
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NewsCity lawyers warn against SRA apprenticeship plans
The City of London Law Society said it was far from reassured that SRA proposals will maintain standards in the profession.
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NewsTrade union challenges ‘unlawful’ tribunal fees
Court hears evidence of sharp fall in the number of new claims, but Ministry of Justice denies policy is unlawful.
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NewsInsurers want urgent action to curb ‘the new whiplash’
Association of British Insurers and defendant lawyers call for fixed costs for noise-induced hearing loss.
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NewsAppeal ruling backs representation in deprivation of liberty cases
Long-awaited judgment in Re X has wide implications for Court of Protection.
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NewsFake barrister receives suspended sentence
Former councillor Monika Juneja sentenced after faking qualifications for 14 years.
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NewsLaw Society: third-party client accounts ‘too expensive’
Solicitors’ body not taken with proposal to allow Bar Council-style third-party client account providers.
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NewsFreshfields plans support sites in US and Asia
Plans for two further legal service centres come shortly after the magic circle firm decided to move back-office staff to Manchester.
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NewsReferral fees in crime would ‘corrupt’ market, bar alleges
Criminal barristers warn against lifting ban on referral fees that exist ‘solely to benefit solicitors’.
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NewsMagna Carta legacy memorial: gallery
The speaker of the House of Commons unveils a memorial at Runnymede ‘to celebrate Magna Carta and the journey to justice, liberty and freedom’.
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News‘Money for lawyers’ triggers jump in reopened divorce cases
Eight-fold increase since 2011 in people returning to court to get a better deal from former spouse.
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NewsElite firms accused of ‘poshness test’
Top firms base hiring criteria on factors such as accents and travelling experiences, chair of mobility commission claims.
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NewsCoodes continues Cornwall expansion
County’s ‘premier firm’ merges with Falmouth practice Preston Goldburn.
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NewsLegal aid billing system rollout postponed
Mandatory application of CCMS put back to next February amid concern it is ‘not fit for purpose’.
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NewsEritrea ‘torture’ exposed
Sketches of allegedly routine torture procedures appear in a report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Horn of Africa state of Eritrea.
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NewsNHS clinical negligence costs under the scalpel
Fixed costs a possibility as Department of Health vows to reduce £259m annual bill.
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NewsMoney launderers: steer clear of Freshfields
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer wise over fake-money scams.