News – Page 60
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NewsJob losses possible as Slater and Gordon closes department
Closure comes as plans also unveiled to relocate staff based in Leeds to new office.
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NewsCPS getting names wrong in letters to crime victims, inspector finds
Inspectors criticise lack of empathy in letters sent by liaison unit set up to ensure people receive empathetic letters.
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NewsNo basis for face-to-face justice, says digital court guru Susskind
'Online is not an alternative to the courts system, it is the courts system,' Richard Susskind tells conference.
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NewsGauke: we need to tackle diversity gap in senior law firm roles
Justice secretary says there are fewer women in the pipeline of candidates to join the judiciary.
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NewsGovernment backs property logbooks to speed conveyancing
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government wants more information to be provided up front to ease a homebuying process that takes 'a hell of a long time'.
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NewsJudges' pensions: dispute could run long into 2019, court hears
Dispute over transitional pension provisions being heard by Lord Justice Longmore, Sir Colin Rimer and Sir Patrick Elias this week.
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News‘Fantastical’ to assume Beijing control over Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre markets itself as an attractive forum for dispute resolution.
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NewsRevealed: Liverpool firm sunk by £15m claims linked to employee transactions
Documents also reveal Simpson Millar will pay no more than £2.6m for defunct EAD Solicitors.
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NewsFemale talent drain still a problem for profession - Rafferty LJ
Vice-chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission highlights the challenge of retaining diversity.
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NewsFirms helped with publishing prices as transparency deadline looms
Law Society practice note offers guidance for how firms can be compliant.
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NewsSQE: Society sets out the 'known unknowns'
Chancery Lane pools all the information known about the new 'super-exam' into one document.
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NewsHigh-profile Midlands firm enters administration after director banned
Unnamed buyer found for ambitious and acquisitive DBS Law following failure of CVA to settle debts.
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NewsHong Kong highlights IP as priority with move toward specialist court
Special administrative region's judiciary to reveal further steps early next year.
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NewsDone deal: Gordon Dadds agrees £43m Ince & Co acquisition
Statement to the London Stock Exchanges confirms creation of biggest listed UK firm.
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NewsCripps and Pemberton Greenish join forces
Combined top-70 firm will have 465 lawyers and 66 partners.
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NewsSolicitors lauded for LGBT+ inclusion work
Annual list recognises work of solicitors who create supportive workplaces for other LGBT+ people.
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NewsRevised code adds disclosure duties for prosecutors
Outgoing CPS chief Alison Saunders says evidence must be rigorously examined that could help the defence.
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NewsOne third of Ashurst partnership to be female by 2022
International firm is the latest to set ambitous gender diversity targets.
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NewsPro bono week: Buckland says levy 'not the right way forward'
Solicitor-general says free legal advice comes naturally to lawyers.
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NewsCriminal bar lifts lid on 'utterly inadequate' fees
Heads of chambers to meet on 6 November where possibility of resuming action could be discussed.