All News articles – Page 465
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News‘Rare but real’: Bar works with judges to tackle bullying
Bar Council chair dismisses suggestion that young barristers are ‘snowflakes’ or unduly sensitive.
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NewsAppeal court upholds fraud conviction over medical agency
Former marketing head at legal expenses insurer was convicted of conspiracy to defraud.
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NewsCity firms flash green credentials
Solicitors are increasingly being asked to advise on ESG issues, according to Fieldfisher’s managing partner.
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NewsCovid ping causes collapse of murder trial
Jury at Croydon Crown Court discharged four days into a three-week trial.
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NewsClarity for Crown court over trade mark offences
New sentencing guidelines could result in longer jail sentences for the most serious counterfeit cases.
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NewsDependency victory for relatives of deceased businessman
Dispute over compensation for family who inherited successful company following mesothelioma death.
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NewsLawyers pledge to boycott extended court hours
Almost 400 solicitors and barristers will not attend ‘a single court listing’ outside of regular hours.
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NewsFirm hire: International Family Law Group appoints managing partner
Lucy Loizou takes over the role from Ann Thomas.
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News‘Protecting our people’: US firms insist on staff vaccination
Reed Smith among those declaring that unvaccinated staff in the US will have to work from home.
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News‘Pingdemic’: Criminal bar calls for self-isolation exemption
Crown court trials are being seriously disrupted by lawyers forced to isolate, says Criminal Bar Association.
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NewsEquity investor begins legal assault with first acquisition
Blixt Group says it wants to build a national firm with more deals in the next four years.
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NewsAcademics call for probe into Post Office lawyers
Conduct of litigation was a 'scandal within a scandal', research team alleges.
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NewsThe perils of unmuting during a video hearing
Highly unprofessional language halts proceedings at the Supreme Court of Victoria.
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NewsBar refuses to back down on sexual misconduct sanctions
Inner Temple and Gray’s Inn said the proposed penalties were 'disproportionate' for some types of behaviour.
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NewsFirm hire: Regulatory specialist joins Tyr Law
Leeds based commercial law firm recruits senior associate Marie Bourke.
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NewsCrown court clogged by low value fraud cases
Total value of alleged fraud reaching UK courts fell by 70% year-on-year, despite rise in the volume of cases.
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NewsFirm hire: Baker McKenzie recruits partner to real estate finance team
Oliver Jefferies joins the banking and finance practice in London.
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NewsMoJ seeks views on expanding mediation
Responses to eight-week consultation are expected to shape future reforms to civil, family and administrative justice.
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NewsParadise Birmingham: DLA Piper office goes fully flexible
Pandemic 'challenged our assumptions' about what staff and clients will need from an office.
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NewsJudge warns of 'hypersensitivity' in lawyer's harassment claim
Courts should not ‘impose legal liability to every unfortunate phrase’, rules employment tribunal.