All News articles – Page 843
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Firm hire: Reed Smith
Litigator Jane Howard joins Reed Smith as a partner in the commercial disputes group.
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Keir Starmer QC set for adviser role at Mishcon de Reya
Firm that represented Gina Miller in Article 50 case set to hire Labour MP.
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Every staffer at 'John Lewis' firm to get £3k bonus
South-west firm claimed to be the first to implement ownership model similar to the iconic department store.
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Bristol court still out of action after car park flood
Users report contingency arrangements are working well while the court is restored.
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CBA to support barristers who boycott flexible courts
Francis FitxGibbon QC says scheme is ’fundamentally flawed’.
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Polish president vetoes 'judicial threat' measures
Unexpected decision follows international outcry over independence of judiciary.
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Chief ombudsman quits £105k job for parliamentary role
Kathryn Stone will leave after just two years in the post.
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Burges Salmon reports partner profit decline
Revenue flat in year of ‘political and economic uncertainty’.
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Firms settle for one PII broker - but many clueless about commission
Results of the annual indemnity insurance survey show stable levels of activity in the market.
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Firm hire: Menzies Law
New consultant solicitor appointment strengthens Bristol’s specialist employment law firm.
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Extended court pilot is back - with 8am starts and 8pm finishes
HMCTS chief names six court buildings that will be tested over six months.
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News focus: digital signatures dilemma
If digital signatures are finally to take their place in the kind of life-changing matters that solicitors deal with on a daily basis, consensus on their robustness is critical.
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Solicitors left 'high and dry' on civil tenders
Process for securing civil legal aid contracts taking toll on lawyers.
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Solicitor hangs after forgery
In 1789, Shropshire solicitor Thomas Phipps, his son Thomas Jnr and their clerk, 16-year-old William Thomas, went on trial at Shrewsbury Assizes for the capital offence of forgery. The victim was a Richard Coleman, once an excise officer and now an Oswestry publican. Phipps senior had leased two parcels of ...
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Courts service action plan speaks volumes
Good to see that the courts service is getting the hang of the agile thinking which is so vital in our modern world. In its annual report, HMCTS records that permanent staff numbers are down by 1,800 in five years, as eye-watering cuts hit home. To fill the gaps, the ...
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Venerable Scottish firm to join Dentons brand
Global firm says it will absorb long-established Maclay Murray & Spens later this year.
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£14bn group action kicked out of court
Competition tribunal dismisses application on behalf of 46 million consumers against MasterCard.