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Treat colleagues with 'courtesy and respect', judges told
Statement of expected behaviour follows findings of research commissioned by the lord chief justice.
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£4.94m payday in record year for Clifford Chance
Magic circle firm celebrates 17.3% profit growth on highest ever reported revenue.
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Firms go under as PII premiums soar to 20% of turnover
Indemnity insurance becoming particularly expensive for firms reliant on conveyancing work.
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Bitcoin millionaire to fight contempt charge over judgment 'leak'
Admissibility of 'privileged' material may be questioned in criminal hearing over alleged embargo breach.
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Uncertainty mounts as partner profits slip at US firms
Slowing demand, falling productivity and inflation among ‘multiple headwinds’ faced by partners.
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KPMG forges ahead with legal expansion
Big Four firm hopes to increase the number of lawyers in the UK to 400 by the end of 2024.
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SRA hires Ofwat director
New strategy and innovation chief will focus on technology in the legal sector.
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UK 'destination of choice' for mass actions
Value of class action claims over breaches of competition law rose six-fold last year.
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Solicitor agrees to quit roll after dishonestly changing a document
Practitioner amended a lease report to correct a previous error.
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Metamorph collapse: website set up to help clients
SRA reveals scale of intervention into six firms that were part of Metamorph Group.
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Hogan Lovells promotes record number of women
Women represent 58% of latest partner promotions as international firm hails diversity progress.
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City seeks competitive edge in arbitration
City of London Law Society launches new committee to speak for arbitration practitioners.
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Solicitor struck off after immigration clients misled for years
Tribunal finds solicitor failed to make applications leaving clients living unlawfully in the UK.
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Shearman & Sterling and Hogan Lovells respond to merger rumours
Combination would create a £3.43bn practice - comfortably inside the global top five.
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Scottish firm fails to avoid English negligence claim in jurisdiction appeal
Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness practice acted in unsuccessful Cornish wind farm planning application.
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Missing clause means solicitor cannot charge for executor role
Appeal of costs judge judgment is dismissed by the High Court.
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Court of Appeal rejects costs set-off
Ruling has significant implications for all claims where a Part 36 settlement requires a court order.
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Human rights focus for ex A&O partner's startup firm
Practice will advise corporate clients on international law and ESG compliance.
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GCs 'not reaping benefits of legal market liberalisation'
Report suggests legal teams are paying too much by sticking with traditional law firms.
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Magic circle firm to welcome solicitor apprentices
Linklaters says traditional route to a legal career is out of reach for many talented students from low socio-economic backgrounds.