News – Page 76
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NewsBaker McKenzie to conduct review after misconduct allegation
’Values of inclusion and diversity are extremely important’ says global firm, announcing partner's departure.
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NewsLauri Love wins extradition appeal in landmark forum bar test
Lord Burnett and Mr Justice Ouseley say Crown Prosecution Service 'must now bend its endeavours' to prosecution in England.
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NewsUnion defends Crown prosecutors over AG's disclosure comments
FDA says the nature of unused material that police provide to the CPS has transformed.
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NewsMunby delivers update on specialist courts for financial remedies
Family division president reassures practitioners that a question relating to financial claims will remain in the divorce petition.
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NewsCoroner’s ‘cab rank’ burial policy faces judicial review
Mary Hassell claims first come, first served rule is fairest way of dealing with deaths despite religious opposition.
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NewsSlaughter and May takes on 94% of trainee intake
City firms begin to reveal their spring retention figures.
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NewsCourt rules client can see files in latest costs challenge
Judgment comes after firm charged £250 an hour for work on a claim where liability was not disputed.
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NewsMuslim couples should be legally required to register marriage, sharia review concludes
Government-commissioned study says recommendation will ensure women are fully protected under family law.
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MoJ hunts for £69m to refund power of attorney overcharging
Office of the Public Guardian cut costs of LPAs in April last year after 2 million people overpaid.
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NewsMarathon Indian market case draws to a close
Final arguments made in local bar’s six-year challenge over ‘fly-in’ foreign lawyers.
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NewsUnrepresented must be told about surcharges on sentencing, Society says
Law Commission has suggested that the imposition of surcharges should become an automatic consequence of conviction.
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NewsAppoint 'mental health first aiders', law firms told
Junior lawyers say employers should conduct ‘risk assesments’ and monitor employees’ health.
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NewsConveyancing fraud: Society seeks to intervene in crucial test of solicitors' liability
Chancery Lane says it is preferable for fraud loss to lie with solicitor acting for fraudster.
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NewsCharity urges employment law tightening to protect interns
Sutton Trust says interns must be paid minimum or living wage.
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News'You can't force people into mediation': Society spells out ADR wishes
Chancery Lane agrees with working group that alternative dispute resolution in civil justice remains ‘patchy and inadequate’.
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NewsComputer says nisi: digital divorce application on test
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says the pilot has drastically cut the number of forms being returned because of errors.
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NewsDetails emerge of Paradise Papers firm's action against media
BBC fails with application to move breach of confidence case to specialist media list.
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NewsFreshfields' top partners share almost £20m
Magic circle firm latest to reveal results for year ending April 2017.
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NewsJudges' pensions: Government loses appeal tribunal challenge
After three hours of deliberations, Sir Alan Wilkie allows Ministry of Justice permission to take case to Court of Appeal.