News – Page 66
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NewsHogan Lovells scraps 'outdated' performance reviews
Associates at international firm now encouraged to seek regular feedback from their peers.
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NewsSolicitor convicted of $14m tax fraud in US
Michael Little was a former Wall Street worker turned lawyer.
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NewsJustice en danger! Black-robed protestors fill Paris streets
Organisers say more than 5,000 lawyers marched in protest at government reform plans
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NewsGovernment seeks to champion ADR in consumer rights drive
Research methodology reveals just three solicitors were asked for their opinion on alternative dispute resolution.
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News'Meal ticket' divorce ruling sees courts in less generous mood
Judge rules that payments should stop to guarantee husband a ‘clean break’ from his ex-wife.
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NewsBar regulator mulls dropping ban on LGBT barrister data
Consultation will ask whether the rule related to sexual orientation reporting is ‘still appropriate’.
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NewsBe honest about pressure on the CPS, former chief prosecutor tells DPP
Nazir Afzal says he short-sightedly 'let go' his most experienced staff because he had to cut his budget by 30%.
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NewsTrade mark company told to stop calling itself 'number one'
Advertising Standards Authority says adverts must not appear again in their current form.
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NewsPlaudits for judge's plain speaking in adoption case
Deputy District Judge Reed explains decision with 'simple words' so the father, who has a learning disability, can understand.
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NewsEversheds takes strides towards female partner goal
International firm has target to reach 30% female partnership by 2021.
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NewsPioneering solicitor QC quits magic circle for chambers
Judith Gill hails 'exciting times for arbitration in Singapore’.
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NewsFraud authority sets ‘robo-lawyer' to work on cases
AI can work '2,000 times faster than a human lawyer’, SFO says.
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NewsSFO reveals new interim director
Successor to David Green has been appointed but cannot start immediately.
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NewsMake courts less intimidating for young adults, says think tank
Centre for Justice Innovation sets out blueprint to make court process easier to understand for defendants aged between 18 and 25.
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NewsDozens of chambers join escalating bar action
Criminal solicitors call for ‘unity’ across the legal profession amid fears defendants may have ’unsuitable’ counsel foisted upon them.
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NewsHogan Lovells latest firm to boost trainee grant
Hogan Lovells joints magic circle and Herbert Smith Freehiills in boosting LPC maintenance grant by 42%.
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NewsCohabitant entitled to slice of partner’s £1.5m estate, judge rules
Forty-two-year relationship sufficient for reasonable provision to be awarded, High Courty decides in landmark judgment.
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NewsCo-op Legal acquires probate oufit as profits stall
Pioneering consumer brand adds Simplify Probate to legal offer after integrating with Funeralcare service.
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Inflation-busting fee hikes boost UK top-100
Deloitte report survey reports leading firms grew by nearly 8% on average in last quarter of 2017.