News – Page 69
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NewsClaims firm loses latest challenge over costs recovery
Latest battle between claimant firm and their former client over costs.
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NewsPlug the gaps that emerge during LASPO review, MPs tell Gauke
House of Commons justice select committee letter also highlights digital concerns.
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NewsFreshfields gender pay report continues trend of omitting partners
Freshfields is the fourth out of the five magic circle firms to report its figures.
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Munby on warpath over cross-examination and practice directions
President of the family division says the case for reform is overwhelming.
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NewsSolicitor 'more comfortable' at bar claims dual practice first
Peter Causton believes he is unique in holding simultaneous practising certificates in England and Wales.
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NewsCMS dismisses managing partner and reports to SRA
Andrew Stott dismissed from post in Singapore after decision taken by board of 20 partners.
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NewsFirms begin to reveal partner pay gap - but stop short of full comparison
Reed Smith and Mills & Reeve both provide figures for the partnership.
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NewsLatham & Watkins head steps down over 'sexual communications'
Bill Voge said his conduct falls 'well below the personal and professional standards’.
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NewsMPs urge speedy creation of Sri Lankan justice commission
Inquiry on South African model would investigate crimes committed by both sides during country’s long civil war.
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NewsJunior lawyers to be asked if AI will render them obsolete
Tools now available to firms could have a strong impact on juniors’ traditional tasks.
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NewsLaw firm seeks students to join claim against universities
Class action claim would target more than 60 universities hit by strike over pensions.
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NewsLegal aid means test disqualifying families living in poverty
Law Society says no one should have to choose between accessing the justice system and a minimum living standard.
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NewsDraft bill takes Wales towards distinct legal system
Measure would organise law into comprehensive codes according to subject area, and 'facilitate use of the law in Welsh'.
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NewsCriminal barristers close to 'action for justice' over legal aid cuts
Government will be told to either scrap or delay advocates’ fee proposals.
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NewsSociety calls for 3% trainee pay boost
Latest figures showed that 38% of trainees were earning less than the recommended minimum.
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NewsFirms appoint anti-money laundering chiefs as quango looms
Firms have been required to appoint a compliance officer to prepare for new anti-money laundering regulations.
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NewsShelve super-exam for six months, say MPs
Justice committee writes to Legal Services Board warning of damage to UK’s reputation.
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News‘What’s your opinion on the burka?’: barristers share race stories
QC says he is often seen as ‘everything but the lawyer’.
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News83-year-old jailed for contempt over divorce settlement
His Honour Judge Wildblood QC says no one wishes to see an elderly man go to prison unless it is genuinely necessary.
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NewsDeprivation of liberty safeguards to be reformed
Government says it will bring forward legislation to create a new system called Liberty Protection Safeguards.