All News articles – Page 660
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NewsIBA 2019: Digital legal services a headache for regulators
Can a service carried out by a machine even be described as a legal service?
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NewsAvoid legal jargon with 'looked-after' children, lawyers told
Campaign groups have published best practice guidance for criminal practitioners on effective advocacy at the police station.
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NewsFirms losing business by neglecting potential clients out of hours
Research finds most personal injury firms who received calls after office hours did not call back.
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NewsLabour conference: quotas needed to improve judicial diversity
David Lammy and Shami Chakrabarti argue for quotas and time-limited affirmative action.
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NewsCity firm lauded for helping LGBT+ asylum seekers
Weil, Gotshal & Manges the only law firm to win prestigious Lord Mayor’s award.
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NewsSupreme Court rules prorogation unlawful - as it happened
Supreme Court unanimously rules that the prorogation of parliament was unlawful.
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NewsFirm hire: Dentons welcomes partner to lead Europe South Korea desk
Soo-Youn Kim will coordinate service delivery to Korean-speaking clients across Europe and Central Asia from the firm’s Milan offices.
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NewsProroguing of parliament was unlawful, Supreme Court rules in landmark judgment
The 11 judges unanimously ruled that parliament has not been prorogued.
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NewsIBA 2019: Ex-PM urges profession to expose its 'brilliant jerks'
Attitudes are changing, but 59 countries still have no legal protections against sexual harassment in employment.
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NewsIBA 2019: Hong Kong ‘now at a very critical stage’
‘I haven't given up hope. The people of Hong Kong have stood up for themselves,’ veteran rights campaigner tells lawyers.
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News‘Baffling and hostile’: Abuse survivors lament civil justice process
Government-appointed inquiry sets out range of recommendations after meeting lawyers and victims.
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NewsCriminal bar hits out at court case delays ‘farce’
Thousands of Crown court cases are still outstanding, according to figures revealed by the Criminal Bar Association.
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NewsLabour pledges 'root-and-branch' review of Legal Aid Agency
The review will be chaired by Steve Hynes, former director of Legal Action Group.
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NewsDouble partner hire for McGuireWoods global finance practice
London partners Lee Cullinane and Marc Naidoo join the firm.
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NewsCity firms sent in to clear up after Thomas Cook collapse
Reed Smith working with the Civil Aviation Authority while Ashurst is advising the special managers of Thomas Cook entities.
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NewsIBA 2019: Insurance key to justice for 'forgotten middle'
Barriers include widespread exclusions for family and criminal law.
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News‘Challenger’ firm announces special dividend as profits climb
Announcement from Keystone comes on the back of another set of positive financial results.
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NewsIBA 2019: Brexit cited as global profession mulls threats to rule of law
More than 6,000 lawyers gather at International Bar Association annual conference in Seoul.
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NewsBlind Pannick after bundles blunder
The nation’s attention turned to the Supreme Court last week for the hearing on the lawfulness of the government’s proroguing of parliament (and indeed whether the matter is justiciable in the courts). Lawyers on all sides – not to mention the Supreme Court staff and judges who don’t usually sit ...
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NewsFamily judges must justify delaying final decisions – Court of Appeal
Lord Justice Peter Jackson says adjournments should not be seen as 'pressing the pause button'.