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Baroness Hale issues support plea for Afghan judges
Former Supreme Court president says female colleagues have cause to be fearful.
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Save our Afghan colleagues, urges united profession
Professional bodies are ‘gravely concerned’ for legal professionals in Afghanistan, particularly 250 women judges.
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Fears for female judges in Afghanistan
International association says colleagues are in particular danger due to nature of their work.
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Firm hire: Irwin Mitchell appoints Slater & Gordon’s head of employment
Deborah Casale advises on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law.
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Nurse sacked over flexible working secures ‘landmark' victory
Employment tribunal should have paid attention to the ‘childcare disparity’ between men and women, says appeal judge.
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‘Gruelling’: Criminal lawyers reject old ways of working
Support for virtual hearings should not be dismissed as selfish, says female practioner group.
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Linklaters elects first female senior partner
Corporate head Aedamar Comiskey will take over from Charlie Jacobs on 1 July.
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Linklaters to elect its first female leader
Magic circle firm will choose a senior partner from an all-female shortlist for the first time in its 183-year history.
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Former Irwin Mitchell duo fly solo
Emilie Cole and Shazia Khan say Covid-19 made them refocus and decide to set up a firm together.
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Women lead the way in Ashurst promotion round
Fourteen lawyers have been appointed this month - all but three are women.
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Squire Patton Boggs announces first gender goals
Global firm wants a fifth of UK partners to be women in the next two years, under new diversity targets.
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50:50 gender split in Freshfields promotion round
Magic circle firm set 'ambitious' diversity targets earlier this year under the management of new senior partner.
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Linklaters announces bumper promotion round
Magic circle firm elects 35 partners worldwide, the highest number since 2007.
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First woman barrister gets a plaque
Helena Normanton KC was the first woman to benefit from the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919.
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Female staff at Freshfields earning more than men
Magic circle firm’s mean employee pay gap now stands at 1.1% in favour of women.
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Eversheds notes slight narrowing of gender pay gap
Elsewhere in the City, gender pay progress has stalled this year, with firms acknowledging that there is still work to do.
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Gender pay progress stalls in the City
Hogan Lovells’ gender pay gap widened to over 30% this year as a result of early lockdown bonuses.
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Irwin Mitchell reports smaller gender pay gap
Female staff at the firm are paid around 9% less than men on average, according to annual report.
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First female senior partner elected at HSF
Rebecca Maslen-Stannage will take over as chair and senior partner from James Palmer on 1 May.
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Attorney general's maternity leave prompts Ministry of Justice reshuffle
Prison and legal aid briefs change hands after justice minister Lucy Frazer appointed solicitor general.