All News articles – Page 413
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NewsFirm hire: Global communications network welcomes chief legal officer
Nadia Hoosen is a dual qualified solicitor and chartered secretary.
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NewsBill seeks to 'draw a line' on ouster clauses with new JR framework
Government rethinks approach to controversial proposal as Judicial Review and Courts Bill is presented to parliament today.
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NewsBuckland hopes to deter crime with 'highly visible' unpaid work
Lord chancellor outlines plans to rebuild criminal justice system.
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NewsFirm hire: Recovery and insolvency specialist joins Hill Dickinson
Consultant lawyer Mark Lund will be based in the firm’s Manchester office.
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NewsBullish Clifford Chance hails ‘strongest performance to date’
Profit per equity partner up 9% to £1.85m in sixth consecutive year of growth at magic circle giant.
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NewsGovernment seeks regulator for electronic IDs
Consultation on which public body is best placed to regulate providers of secure electronic identity credentials opens.
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NewsHome working helps profits bounce back at Gateley
Dividends return as listed City firm reports double-digit revenue and profit growth.
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NewsCourt blocks firm being substituted into claim of dead client
Judge concludes agreement signed before client’s death was champertous and void.
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NewsData breach claimants lose bid for anonymity in court
Employees of MPs argued that disclosure of identity would undermine the purpose of their claim.
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NewsBorders bill 'risks driving wedge' between solicitor and client
Law Society issues warning over legislation ahead of second reading in the House of Commons.
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NewsPandemic cooperation keeps clin neg claims out of court
NHS Resolution says it has worked closer with claimant lawyers to settle claims during lockdown.
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NewsMinimum salary recommendation amended to include SQE candidates
Law Society says trainees under different qualification regimes should be paid the same.
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News100,000 sitting days: HMCTS sets out post-Covid action plan
Court service also intends to introduce evening and weekend court hours, according to annual report.
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NewsRetired solicitor sees off harassment claim over ‘puerile’ blog
Case brought by local government officer had no prospect of success, judge rules.
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NewsJudges starting to show restraint on JRs, says lord chancellor
Judicial Review and Courts Bill will be introduced to parliament this week.
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NewsReed Smith staff taken off furlough
US-headquartered firm reported partner profits of $1.5m but continued to claim money under government’s job retention scheme.
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NewsNews focus: LawtechUK proposals for legal data are a tall order
In hailing the transformative effects of digitisation on legal services, LawtechUK has produced a visionary report envisaging an industry worth £22bn a year.
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NewsProse and cons
We’ve spotted a trend of judges adding a touch of stylistic vim to the opening sentences of their rulings.
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NewsKnitting kits and Kintsugi, anyone?
PR departments of top firms are giving us a glimpse of what office life will be like after the much-heralded demise of lockdown.