All News articles – Page 648
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NewsFirm hire: New commercial litigation partner joins Osborne Clarke
Jane Park-Weir specialises in contentious corporate and commercial work.
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NewsPay packets swell at Linklaters as managers split £25m pot
Profit available to be divided among Linklaters partners is up almost 20% compared to last year.
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NewsComplaints about judges fall – but sanctions on the rise
The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office received 1,672 complaints this year, down 22% compared with 2018.
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NewsMPs criticise ‘over-optimistic’ timescale for £1.2bn court reform
Public Accounts Committee unhappy with lack of assessment and understanding of changes made so far.
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NewsConcerns raised about Calderbank offers being used to assess litigation conduct
Law Society tells rule-makers to reconsider plans to enable offers to be taken into account when determining costs at end of family proceedings.
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NewsWe're not selling applicants' personal data to Amazon, LAA assures
Human rights solicitor questioned appearance of Amazon Web Services Inc on legal help form.
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NewsSaudi Arabia promises to track rights 'recommendations'
Database will be 'a rich resource for government agencies in carrying out their vital roles in the promotion and protection of human rights'.
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NewsListed firm announces Birmingham acquisition worth £4.7m
Knights completes deal for fifth acquisition in 18 months.
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NewsDisparity warning as solicitors react to prosecution fee increase
New money 'does nothing to assist the publicly funded defence system which has been cut to the bone'.
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NewsKPMG hires ex-Law Society president
Christina Blacklaws will act as a strategic adviser in the legal services division.
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NewsMoJ awards £2m to promote lawtech
Funding allocated to entrepreneurs' network to take on work of the Lawtech Delivery Panel.
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NewsReed Smith converts to ABS in first for US firm
Reed Smith is the first US-based practice to receive an alternative business structure licence for its UK arm.
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NewsDomestic abuse legislation to fall due to election
Bills that fail to achieve royal assent by the time parliament is dissolved on Wednesday will not progress.
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NewsWho says compliance conferences aren’t fun?
Entertainment was found in the plenary session on ethics at the SRA’s annual COLP and COFA conference.
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NewsNews focus: Compliance officer conference highlights regulatory burden
The Solicitors Regulation Authority briefs law firms’ compliance officers about how to comply with the latest regulations on topics ranging from cybercrime to sexual harassment.
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NewsLord chancellors are a go-going
House of Commons bids farewell to two noticeable holders of the office.
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NewsA most civilised tribunal
Tea and biscuits and a view of Gray’s Inn Square greet arrivals at the bar’s tribunal suite.
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NewsA tale of two squirrels
How should we react to the suggestion that the dying breed of grey squirrels (‘lay justices’) should be given a transplant by the creation of a sub-breed (‘paid lay justice’)?
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NewsPro Bono Week celebrates lawyer volunteers
For the first time events are taking place in Scotland and Northern Ireland as well as England and Wales.
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News'Fair and affordable' fees announced for prosecution advocates
CPS says revised rates address concerns such as remuneration for unused material.