News – Page 82
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NewsBLM confirms redundancies as operations move north
Firm cuts 13 lawyers and eight support staff following consultation earlier this year.
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NewsTaylor review on hold as government stalls on reform
Response to review of modern employment practices now expected next year.
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NewsUS bar deploys veterans and baseball cards against legal cuts
American Bar Association predicted trouble when Donald Trump became president.
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NewsSimmons & Simmons defeats 'hopeless and abusive' claim
Silver circle law firm succeeds in call for summary judgment in High Court dispute.
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NewsIP professionals could lose 'millions' without EEA membership
Business case prepared by Chartered Insitute of Trade Mark Attorneys calls on government to ensure UK remains in European Economic Area.
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News'Liberties of England at risk' without more money for lawyers, warns former appeal judge
Sir Henry Brooke urges Criminal Bar Association members to promote vision of Bach Commission.
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NewsEvidence tests relaxed for domestic violence legal aid
Following campaign backed by Law Society, Ministry of Justice says reforms will ensure vulnerable women and children can get legal support.
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NewsMunby to pilot specialist courts for financial remedies
Family division president lays out blueprint for London, the West Midlands and south-east Wales circuits.
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NewsLaw student helps win compensation for homeless family
Samantha Harris says mother was 'tearful' when family turned to Kent Law Clinic for help.
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NewsVictory for staff in Morrisons data breach claim
Ruling centres on whether supermarket should be held responsible for a former employee’s actions.
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NewsCross-examination support for vulnerable witnesses delayed
Tests on technology for pre-recording cross examination have 'quality issues', justice minister reveals.
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NewsNorton Rose takes on Asia Pacific with Australian combination
Deal will see five Australian offices operate under the Norton Rose name.
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NewsFlexible courts plan 'still discriminatory' - Chancery Lane
Law Society says revised protocol does not set out how lawyers will escape need to work longer hours.
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NewsPinsent Masons faces claim over Spanish hires
Ramón & Cajal alleges City firm breached agreements by hiring staff following failed merger talks.
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NewsGovernment defends fee cut ahead of Law Society challenge
Justice minister Dominic Raab says increased Crown court spend does not reflect an increase in defence solicitors' work.
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NewsCity firm backs huge group action case against Google
High Court claim alleges Google breached data of millions of iPhone owners.
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NewsFCA says City firms may have broken competition law
Applying competition enforcement powers for the first time, City watchdog cites four asset management companies over activity related to initial public offerings.
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NewsImmigration detainees face deportation due to legal aid bureaucracy
Indepedent study commissioned by Bar Council highlights solicitors' 'Catch-22' dilemma.
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NewsCourt of Appeal allows ATE recovery for cases settled early
Lawyers and insurers have keenly awaited decision in rolled-up cases where insurance cover was claimed back.
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NewsLaw Society to challenge government over fee cuts
Vice-president Christina Blacklaws says Chancery Lane has no choice but to take legal action.