News – Page 36
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NewsCompetition watchdog asked to investigate probate fee reform
Row over 'death tax' escalates as Liberal Democrat leader accuses government of abuse of executive power.
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NewsLASPO review: the profession reacts
Practitioner groups cautiously welcome the Ministry of Justice's action plan but highlight the need for immediate action.
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NewsProbate 'stealth tax' scrapes through committee
Changes voted through by nine votes to eight but will still go before House of Commons.
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NewsKPMG legal consultancy arm coming to UK in 'months'
Legal Operations & Transformation Services will help in-house counsel identify solutions for delivery of legal services.
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NewsClyde & Co gender pay gap leaps after partners included
Firm says decision to include partners ‘helps paint a fuller picture’.
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NewsNo-deal Brexit: family lawyers told to seek local advice from EU neighbours
Government follows on the heels of Law Society and Resolution in publishing fresh guidance.
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Currency fluctuations continue to skew City results
Freshfields, DLA Piper, Pinsent Masons and Quinn Emanuel are latest firms to report figures for 2017-18.
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NewsStill 'early in the new year': MoJ insists LASPO review will be out shortly
Young legal aid lawyers are concerned the delay is denying hundreds of thousands of people justice.
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NewsClaim against 'discriminatory' Jewish housing policy fails
Claim challenged housing association’s policy under the Equality Act 2010.
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NewsCrunch week as probate ‘death tax’ nears approval
Delegated Legislation Committee due to consider statutory instrument this week.
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NewsCooley debuts in Brussels to support ‘Brexit needs’
Firm’s EU expansion follows opening of London office in 2015.
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NewsStrasbourg throws out Briton's Holocaust denial free speech claim
European Court of Human Rights backs German conviction for incitement to hatred.
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NewsBar still dominated by the privately educated
Latest diversity report also reveals statistics on female and BAME representation at the bar.
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News‘No evidence’ that oligarch fishing row has London links, court hears
Vitaly Orlov and Alexander Tugushev are battling over stake in worldwide fishing company Norebo.
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NewsGovernment suffers another defeat over criminal records disclosure
Supreme Court judgment offers promise of a fresh start for thousands and could benefit children issued with cautions.
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NewsBBC loses 'open justice' bid for Shoreham disaster footage
Benefit of disclosure does not outweigh adverse impact on future safety investigations, High Court judge rules.
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News'Most unsatisfactory' expert evidence under fire from judge
Mr Justice Males says burden is now on claimants to come forward with 'proper and acceptable procedure'.
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NewsProfit dip revealed at Berwin Leighton Paisner before US tie-up
Firm joined forces with Bryan Cave in April last year.
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News£13m Thames view apartment at centre of oligarch jurisdiction challenge
Battle for control of Norebo fishing group considers whether ownership of London assets are enough to establish jurisdiction.
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NewsBaker McKenzie and Clyde & Co tough it out in Venezuela
Political and economic turmoil has caused two firms to retreat.