All News articles – Page 687
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NewsLegal aid system 'leaving employees to fight discrimination alone'
Equality and Human Rights Commission says challenging employers should not be a 'David v Goliath' battle.
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NewsSociety's global call to arms over gender equality
Latest report on women in law identifies common barriers ahead of international summit.
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NewsFreshfields partner urges SRA to drop conduct case over ‘contaminated’ evidence
Married partner alleged to have lacked integrity in engaging with junior colleague.
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NewsSolicitor suspended after asking secretaries to backdate files
SRA withdraws allegation of dishonesty and agrees suspension after solicitor opts not to return.
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NewsTake it or leave it: CBA’s ultimatum on fee deal
Criminal barristers can vote on the government’s interim offer on legal aid rates from tomorrow.
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NewsGALLERY: London Legal Walk 2019
15,000 walked (or ran) to raise funds for the London Legal Support Trust’s work enabling access to justice last night.
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News'Low quality' suspicious activity reports swamping system - Law Commission
Almost half of authorised disclosure SARs have no objective grounds for suspicion, the Home Office is told.
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NewsFrustrating and foreseeable: MPs call for national magistrates strategy
House of Commons justice select committee says Ministry of Justice is wrong to say morale is up.
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NewsCampaigners call for shared parenting presumption in the law
Eight in 10 respondents to YouGov survey think children should spend equal time with separated parents.
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NewsENRC accuses SFO of covering its tracks after probe postponed
Multinational mining company claims that it is a ‘blatant disregard of the public interest’ to abandon the review of corruption investigation.
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NewsModel for online court moves in to RTA claims
British Columbia’s Civil Resolution Tribunal aims to take over 80% of motor vehicle cases in the jurisdiction.
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NewsFirm promotions: Record number of appointments at Gateley Plc
Law-led professional services group has promoted 54 employees.
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News‘Self-satisfied magic circle trainee’ - lawyers turn on would-be PM Raab
Fellow lawyers do not seem to be rallying to the solicitor’s cause.
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NewsPartner pay averages £200k for the first time
Annual earnings for partners at UK firms have risen 35% in the past five years.
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NewsCreditors seek £26.5m from collapsed Asons
Liquidator's update also reveals Asons is pursuing claims against successor practice Coops.
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NewsLevy breaks for abducted child
In 1857 Goodman Levy’s 14-year-old daughter Rosie was abducted by Joseph Erlam, a captain in the Queen’s Own Light Infantry.
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NewsCall to abolish ‘lack of integrity’ disciplinary offence
Leading authorities on regulation describe the concept as confusing and unhelpful.
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NewsLeveson’s skimpy briefs
Last week the president of the Queen’s Bench Division reflected on his time as a junior barrister.
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NewsNews focus: Inexpert evidence
Eight defendants were recently acquitted after the prosecution’s expert witness was discredited. Was this a one-off or does it point to a wider problem of experts lacking the necessary credentials?
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NewsBacklog of employment tribunals grows
The number of outstanding employment tribunals has risen by almost 40% as claims continue to pour in after the scrapping of fees.