All News articles – Page 257
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News'Democracy in peril': US bar seeks to build public trust
World’s largest voluntary organisation of lawyers aims to 'depoliticise the administration of elections'.
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NewsMermaids of honour
Law Society Yacht Club's next event is a social day on the water at Seaview Sailing Club, Isle of Wight.
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NewsCMS hails income growth – but keeps silent on profits
Profit per equity partner has previously topped £1m but the metric has not been disclosed this year.
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NewsHybrid working lawyers taking on extra admin tasks, poll finds
Tolerance of hybrid working ebbing away as staff struggle with the burden of administrative work.
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NewsFailed legal aid firm owes bank £5m, administrators reveal
Costs of administration itself already outstrip fee paid for pre-pack acquisition.
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NewsSolicitor 'AB/X' shouted at judge, ruling reveals
Managing partner due to be reported to SRA following judge's lifting of anonymity order.
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NewsOpt-out competition claim seeks £800m from water companies
Customers lost out because companies 'misrepresented number of spills', high profile firm alleges.
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NewsNews focus: Hybrid working is here to stay - but HR policies vary widely
Hybrid working is here to stay but HR policies still vary widely. Some law firms incentivise staff to ‘come in’, but does this risk alienating people by creating a ‘them and us’ workplace?
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NewsWe're behind you!
East Anglia firm takes centre stage as headline sponsor of pantomime Sleeping Beauty in Colchester.
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NewsPEP nears £500k at Clarke Willmott
National firm hails ‘transformative’ leadership of Stephen Rosser, who stepped down in the spring.
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NewsBraverman meets SRA as row over immigration lawyers escalates
Ministers announce ‘official launch’ of taskforce aimed at cracking down on corrupt practice.
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NewsBraverman makes SRA an offer it can't refuse
Gazette blown out as regulator cancels its monthly media briefing for taskforce relaunch.
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NewsDentons ends pioneering tieup with China partner Dacheng
National security clampdown prompts demise of combination that created biggest law firm in the world.
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NewsConveyancer offered discounts - to clients paying him directly
Firm’s internal audit found nine occasions when clients paid into salaried partner’s personal account.
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News'Cold' lawyers lack empathy, new LSB research finds
Super-regulator discusses whether soft skills should form part of ongoing professional development.
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NewsAsylum work unaffordable at current rates, practitioners warn
Government told extra caseload needs to be matched by hike in legal aid rates.
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NewsStephenson Harwood pays tribute to 'inspirational' John Fordham
Long-time head of litigation, who has died at 74, acted in a string of very public disputes.
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NewsSociety cool on government's 'enabler taskforce'
Law enforcers already have the powers they need to deal with immigration misconduct, Chancery Lane says.
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News'Drunk' gambler must honour £590,000 cheque, judge rules
Judgment follows six-day High Court hearing 'beset by difficulties at the outset'.