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NewsLegal training: SRA hits back at Law Society concerns
Regulator says it has not yet decided how it plans to assess trainee solicitors after Chancery Lane warns that proposed changes would hinder poorer students.
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NewsClifford Chance to promote LGBT rights worldwide
Magic circle firm seeking to build inclusive culture across 36 offices – including in jurisdictions where homosexuality is illegal.
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NewsLabour makes fresh pledge to review legal aid reforms
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has asked former junior minister Lord Bach to lead the latest review.
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Firm hires: Penningtons Manches
Ross McNaughton, a cross-border M&A and equity capital markets specialist, and Sarah Coates, real estate partner, join in Cambridge.
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NewsRush for gender balance could ‘destroy’ judiciary, claims Sumption
The Supreme Court judge says equality at top needs to happen naturally to avoid deterring men from the legal profession.
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NewsSolicitor firm shuns SRA for bar regulator
Family firm becomes BSB-regulated entity – despite having no barrister on its team.
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NewsNo grounds for PII reforms, say lenders
Solicitors Regulation Authority reviewing professional indemnity insurance and Compensation Fund arrangements.
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NewsPractitioner groups consider Gove’s legal aid offer
Gesture by lord chancellor ‘contingent upon profession continuing to engage constructively’.
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NewsComparison site steps in to ADR gap
Firms offered access to confidential mediation service as ADR deadline looms.
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NewsCouple win £20k damages in landmark childcare case
‘Loving’ parents awarded £10,000 each after their eight children were ‘unlawfully’ kept away from them by a local authority.
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NewsKent ABS plan on ice as town halls look to consolidate
More than a year has passed since the council began the procurement process for a commercial partner to form a groundbreaking joint venture.
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NewsBSB entities launched as legal aid cuts bite
Powers were granted in April to the regulator to allow entities that can offer reserved legal activities.
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NewsWin signed Tom Robinson album
Protest singer’s new LP features legal aid anthem Mighty Sword of Justice.
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NewsGrieve comes in from the cold
Shorn of attorney general role, MP lands job keeping tabs on nation’s spooks.
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NewsMicrosoft highlights in-house importance
Brad Smith will take on the title of president and chief legal officer. He will remain general counsel.
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VouchedFor lists ‘rated’ solicitors in Sunday paper
Only solicitors who have paid will feature in Mail on Sunday supplement.