News – Page 7
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NewsLocal government ABS's profits surge despite 'challenging' year
Firm attributes growth to increase in instructions, and remote court hearings and client meetings.
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NewsWhitehall lawyers demand apology for 'outrageous' underpayment
Questions submitted for all-staff call with Government Legal Department's executive team reveal major discontent.
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NewsAcademics call for probe into Post Office lawyers
Conduct of litigation was a 'scandal within a scandal', research team alleges.
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News40% office return on the cards for Whitehall lawyers
Government will no longer instruct people to work from home as it prepares to lift Covid restrictions.
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NewsNews focus: Lawyers zero in on climate change
The countdown to the UN Climate Change Conference has added impetus to the government’s environmental priorities. In-house and private practice lawyers are coming on board with a raft of initiatives.
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News'Net zero' network to support in-house lawyers tackle climate change
Legal chiefs have been piloting draft principles such as championing net zero internally within their organisations.
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NewsGCs told to cut office space and review mix of staff
In-house lawyers under ‘intense pressure’ to reduce costs despite growing workload, study finds.
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NewsIn-house solicitor awarded OBE for Covid-19 support
Banking chief dedicates honour to his colleagues who worked 'tirelessly' during pandemic.
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NewsNokia to score panel firms on diversity progress
Telecoms giant will assess recruitment policies, mentoring and billable work.
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News'Very decent, good man': council pays tribute to property solicitor
Neil Astles, 59, died weeks after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.
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News'Acrimonious disputes': council lawyers dealt blow over virtual meetings
High Court says permitting remote meetings is a matter for parliament, not the courts.
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NewsCouncil lawyers prepare to lose virtual meetings despite court challenge
Judges will decide if local authorities can continue to hold meetings remotely after 6 May.
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NewsCouncil lawyers seek court declaration on virtual meetings
Central government has decided not to extend coronavirus regulations allowing remote meetings beyond 7 May.
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NewsLawyers at crisis-hit Liverpool City Council put under ‘unacceptable pressure’
Inspectors’ report finds work was also outsourced without in-house lawyers even knowing about it.
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NewsNews focus: Every little helps - FTSE 100 panels and diversity (part 2)
In the second of a two-part investigation, the Gazette discovers how major corporates are pushing their legal firms to increase diversity and inclusion – amid fears that such policies could backfire.
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NewsNews focus: FTSE 100 legal panels under pressure on diversity
In the first of a two-part investigation, the Gazette discovers how the UK’s largest listed companies are pushing their panel firms to embrace diversity.
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NewsInternational Bar Association to help women reach top legal roles
Data will be collected and analysed over the next nine years to see if diversity measures are working.
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NewsEnvironment Agency prosecutor wins libel damages
Senior solicitor suffered 'groundless and upsetting attack on his integrity'.
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News'We demand results': Coca-Cola threatens to deduct 30% from fees over diversity
GC says diversity and inclusion is a business imperative and issues revised guidelines to law firms.
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NewsBT creates legal hub in Northern Ireland
Belfast centre will create 30 commercial lawyer jobs over the next four years.