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NewsPost Office live: General counsel denies advising CEO not to 'dig into past'
Follow our live blog from the Post Office Inquiry.
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NewsPost Office chair 'abusive' to general counsel, inquiry hears
Further revelations emerge about deep divisions from this year at senior level.
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NewsPost Office lawyers still ‘defending the indefensible’, says former chair
One victim of the Horizon scandal claiming compensation felt that lawyers ‘demonstrated brutality’.
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NewsGLD introduces 10-month placements for students
Treasury solicitor Susanna McGibbon says legal sector must be accessible early in people's academic studies.
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NewsLocal authorities select 15 firms to share legal work
Eight new firms among those brought on board by North West Legal Consortium for the next four years.
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NewsIn-house input sought for phase two of ethics project
Solicitors wanted for focus group discussions and one-to-one interviews to inform content for ethical practice framework.
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NewsLocal government lawyers reignite campaign for virtual meetings
Primary legislation would be required to enable councils to hold certain statutory meetings remotely.
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NewsCity watchdog inviting bids for £20m worth of legal advice
Financial Conduct Authority panel work could double in value from next year.
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NewsCouncil publicly welcomes local government chief
Newham mayor says elected members and officers will benefit from Rachel McKoy's wise counsel.
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NewsIn-house juniors jump on the bumper pay bandwagon
Efforts to retain junior talent should not come at the expense of more experienced lawyers, corporates have been warned.
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NewsPost Office general counsel steps back from business
Ben Foat has appeared before the Post Office Inquiry to explain disclosure failings.
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News'Good governance' code to support council lawyers
Lawyers in Local Government hopes guidance will help councils understand monitoring officer's statutory duties.
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News'Climate-washing' actions surge - but backlash gathering momentum
Annual bellwether charts increase in climate change litigation - including dozens of cases opposing climate action, and SLAPPs seeking to deter environmental activism.
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NewsPost Office former chair says lawyer held back full picture on Horizon
Alice Perkins tells Post Office Inquiry she felt ‘badly let down’ after legal advice was not shared with board.
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NewsPaula Vennells: I didn’t want my lawyer to sacrifice her integrity
Former chief executive ‘genuinely very sorry’ for remark about general counsel.
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NewsMy lawyers didn’t show me key reports, Vennells tells inquiry
Former chief executive also claims to have not known for five years about prosecutions.
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NewsPost Office Inquiry: Five legal issues Paula Vennells will have to address
Former chief executive will give evidence over the next three days.
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NewsIn depth: Post Office Inquiry shocks even the cynical
Two former general counsel and a head of legal appeared at the Post Office Horizon Inquiry last week. What was revealed shocked even the cynical – and there is a lot more to come yet.
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NewsIn-house dilemmas: Society seeks input from practitioners
New Law Society resource, the ethical practice framework, will help in-house lawyers navigate challenges.