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NewsFirm hire: Leading legal management consultant joins Kidd Aitken
Tony Williams joins the legal marketing consultancy as a non-executive director.
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NewsCharities still in the dark about bequest alerts
In an open letter, HMCTS claims 'good progress' - but fails to reveal how charities will be notified of bequests from next month.
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NewsBar Standards Board looks for new director general
The regulator's current head, Dr Vanessa Davies, will retire at the end of the year after eight years in the job.
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NewsLord chancellor finds £2m for technology
Funding ’will help support emerging lawtech in the UK and wider economic growth’, David Gauke tells conference.
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NewsJudge fighting for whistleblowing rights heads to Supreme Court
District judge Claire Gilham says failure to extend protection breaches human rights.
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NewsOctober showdown as Slater and Gordon chases Quindell millions
Watchstone, the successor company to Quindell, continues to deny liability in relation to 2015 acquisition.
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NewsSexual offence complainants to be spared live cross-examination
In the first scheme of its kind, adult victims of alleged sexual and modern slavery offences can pre-record cross-examination evidence.
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NewsJustice algorithms 'need urgent oversight' - Society
Report of year-long Law Society investigation backs use of key component of artificial intelligence - with legal safeguards.
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NewsFirm director misled 11 clients about progress of their cases
SRA agrees rebuke and section 43 order against fee earner Simon Oldfield.
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NewsCPS appoints new chief executive
Rebecca Lawrence to move from the mayor of London's office for policing and crime.
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NewsDWF investors in line for multi-million autumn windfall
Trading statement provides positive take on financial performance of newly-listed firm.
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NewsAllen & Overy's NDA prosecution delayed
Case management hearing at Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal over Weinstein agreement 'vacated'.
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NewsCity's 'sounding board' is latest lawtech initiative
Corporation to gather views on how to increase adoption of legal technology.
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NewsRinger with a nose for villainy
For sheer villainy on the turf nothing can really compare to the 1844 running of the Derby for three-year-olds.
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NewsIn brief
Johnson in court Westminster Magistrates’ Court granted an application for a summons against Conservative leadership front-runner Boris Johnson MP for three alleged offences of misconduct during the Brexit campaign. Johnson described the private prosecution as a ‘political stunt’. Going it alone More than 500 firms are expected to open next ...
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NewsNews focus: tech challenge aiming high
The SRA is offering lawtech innovators £250,000 to help improve access to legal advice. But is technology the solution to this problem and has the regulator truly understood the issues involved?
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NewsShamash merger: founder pledges to keep up legal aid fight
As Edwards Duthie Shamash becomes one of the largest high street firms in London, Gerald Shamash laments: ‘If we cannot have access to justice what kind of society are we?’
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NewsProfits and turnover up at Taylor Wessing
International firm announces record rate of UK revenue growth.
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NewsListed firm Ince Gordon Dadds shakes up its brands
Most affiliated entities, including the international offices acquired from Ince, will be known as Ince.
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NewsLaw Society rebuffs critics over NDA guidance
The Law Society has rebutted ‘headline-grabbing’ claims that it has failed the public in its approach to the use of non-disclosure agreements. Writing for lawgazette.co.uk today, deputy vice-president David Greene says Chancery Lane remains in step with the regulator on the issue and continues to work in the interests of ...