Last 3 months headlines – Page 289
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Lawyers must be prised away from witness 'comfort blanket' - judge
Solicitors who ‘indulge in unnecessary trench warfare’ over witness statements ‘can expect to be criticised and penalised in costs’.
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Fast-track card holders may still face court checks
HMCTS tries to clear up confusion over scheme designed to allow legal professionals to bypass security.
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Solicitor struck off for lying during job interview
Practitioner claimed she was still employed despite being dismissed six months before.
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HS2 contractors not immune from wildlife prosecutions, court rules
‘As a matter of law, it is possible for HS2-appointed contractors to commit wildlife offences’.
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Inability to find criminal lawyers 'chickens coming home to roost' - LCJ
Lord Burnett said the pandemic has revealed that there is ‘no fat’ in the justice system.
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Top firm extends paid paternity leave to 12 weeks
Baker McKenzie announces a raft of changes aimed at supporting families.
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Criminal investigation opened on outage that caused conveyancing chaos
Simplify says it cannot comment on what caused major IT systems outage.
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Government did nothing about chambers sanctions because 'it needs Chinese dosh'
Philippe Sands QC said the government’s approach to the rule of law reminded him of 'the 1920s and 1930s'.
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Was Suez a dish served cold to the Edens?
Despite her dealings with John Foster Dulles, the late Clarissa Eden held no grudge against lawyers.
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Consultant solicitor was not an employee, rules employment tribunal
Judge describes claim as ‘at best opportunistic’.
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Judicial diversity update criticised for scant detail on selection process
Prominent human rights solicitor renews call for rethink on merit requirement.
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Burnett: Lawyers like remote hearings so they can do more
Lord chief justice indicates that some advocates want remote hearings even if they are not in the interests of justice.
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A&O could halve size of London HQ
Magic circle firm says ‘space analysis’ will reveal how agile working is changing its office needs.
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Post Office willing ‘as general principle’ to waive privilege
Horizon inquiry chair says he is satisfied with the responses to his requests for access to documents.
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Dechert lawyer’s notes about UAE human rights ‘no longer available’, High Court hears
Adviser to the ruler of one of the emirates of the UAE ’might want the notes … removed from the file’, the court was told.
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Registered foreign lawyer in contempt for failing to deliver files to SRA
Sole proprietor of Stockport firm failed to provide client files in breach of a High Court order, a judge has ruled.
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Conveyancing giant still restoring IT systems after 'security incident'
Regulator says Simplify cannot confirm when restoration will support return to business as usual.
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‘Embarrassing’ state of court buildings deterring bench applicants - LCJ
Lord Burnett says high-achieving solicitors are used to working IT and toilets that do not leak.
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Nine Insulate Britain activists jailed for contempt
'None of the defendants has demonstrated any contrition or understanding of the seriousness of deliberately breaching a court order.’
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Pacific trade deal raises IP law concerns
Accession to CPTPP would threaten membership of European patent regime, Lords report suggests.