All News articles – Page 612
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NewsCoronavirus: Family judge imposes emergency measures
Designated family judge for Berkshire said physical presence in court should be ‘kept to a minimum’.
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NewsDivorce bill must not overlook pensions - Society
Chancery Lane says ex-partners could be left financially vulnerable if a pension-sharing order fails.
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NewsCoronavirus: SRA won't allow exams to go online
Regulator tells law schools that supervised assessments must be maintained.
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NewsCoronavirus: legal trade union threatens action
Legal Sector Workers United says employers must not shirk their responsibilities.
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NewsBar exam delay sparks pupillage fears
Students concerned they will not qualify in time to start pupillage this autumn.
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News Oxbridge college heads: QCs are one in, one out
Be ye ever so high, as Lord Denning almost said in 1977, the ‘rub-out e-mail’ is above you.
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NewsSocial media ad controls in wholesale electoral law reform call
Law Commission steers clear of 'too political' topics such as voter ID and boundaries.
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NewsLawyers alarmed by courts ‘operating normally’ claim
Commentators question wisdom of keeping courts open during coronavirus crisis
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NewsCoronavirus: events and meetings latest
The Covid-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on the legal calendar.
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NewsE-scooters could be legalised in ‘transport revolution’
Electric scooters will be tested on public roads in four areas of the UK.
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NewsCity firm rebuked by SRA over AML training failures
Withers accepts it took too long training staff in effects of new anti-money laundering legislation.
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NewsCoronavirus: City giants tell staff to stay at home
Allen & Overy and Baker McKenzie have asked staff not to come into the office.
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NewsCoronavirus: New guidance over conveyancing transactions
Request for properties to be decontaminated among issues raised with Law Society.
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NewsCoronavirus: Call for upfront payments to barristers
Advances in payment will be a ‘lifeline’ for practitioners, says Caroline Goodwin QC.
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NewsFirms not meeting the needs of disabled staff, SRA finds
Regulator finds ‘startling’ levels of uncertainty around workplace adjustments.
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NewsMBO practice in acquisition talks with three firms
Jackson Lees Group backed by lenders who want to ‘invest heavily’ in the legal sector.
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NewsSFO on rack after Barclays blow
The acquittal of former Barclays executives was another setback for the Serious Fraud Office over its failure to secure high-profile convictions. Calls for a root-and-branch review are getting louder.
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NewsCity firms berate AML levy ‘burden’
Charge to fund action against economic crime will damage competitiveness of UK’s legal sector, solicitors claim.
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NewsNational bench proposed in magistracy structure shakeup
Work to develop framework for single bench for magistracy is one of several aims contained in strategy document.