All News articles – Page 772
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Law courses to face 'gold, silver and bronze' ranking
University shake up comes as solicitors’ regulator considers plans to drop degree requirement.
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Unsecured creditors lose £2m under firm's rescue package
Bristol practice Burroughs Day was bought out of administration in January, saving dozens of jobs.
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Grenfell prosecutions could be challenged because of online prejudice
Buncefield explosion lawyer says numerous sites on social media with speculative or detailed commentary.
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City firm claims machine-learning breakthrough
Predictive coding deployed for document review throughout 12-day High Court trial.
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Elite firms on the spot after accountancy's Big Four publish partner pay gap
Including partners in mandatory reports dramatically increases the disparity between men’s and women’s earnings.
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Regulator warns firms not to hide misconduct complaints behind NDAs
Allegations of sexual harassment or misconduct towards colleagues or clients should always be reported, SRA says.
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A&O reports 20% gender pay gap
Magic circle firm says it recognises there is an absence of women in senior roles.
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Elizabeth the freight
It appears triggering Article 50 affected the humour on display last week at an august panel discussion held at City firm HFW.
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Regulator seeks RBS conflict evidence
The SRA will ask to see evidence collected by financial watchdogs into possible conflicts involving lawyers seconded to banking giant RBS.
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Registry to reform land charge data
HM Land Registry seeks solicitors’ opinions as it begins migration process to digital database.
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Delay casts fresh doubt over new super-exam
Fresh uncertainty hangs over the plan to replace the LPC with a new centrally set examination.
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Positive reaction to call for dishonesty definition
Lawyers have cautiously welcomed a suggestion by the president of the Supreme Court that parliament should define what constitutes dishonesty.
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News focus: Bridging the diversity chasm
A Law Society survey on women in the law suggests that attitudes to gender equality are improving, but unconscious bias is still widely perceived to be a major problem.
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Blacklaws: include partners in pay gap statistics
Firms should include partners in their statistics on employee pay, says Law Society vice-president.
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PI firms face search engine ‘arms race’
Personal injury firms are being drawn into an increasingly expensive arms race to reach the top of internet search engines, the Gazette has learned. Marketing experts say the cost per click for key search terms has rocketed in recent months as lawyers jostle for top ranking in a crowded but ...
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23 new boilers and 15 roofs: HMCTS insists it is fixing weather-beaten courts
Chief executive assures lawyers the courts service has redoubled efforts to fix temporary and long-term problems.