Last 3 months headlines – Page 325
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Society goes Round the Island
Solicitor crew takes on one of the biggest events in the yachting calendar.
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Master of the rolls gives green light to mandatory ADR
CJC report 'opens the door to a significant shift', says Sir Geoffrey Vos.
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Firm faces £20k costs bill despite winning unfair dismissal case
Tribunal finds former chief executive did not act unreasonably in bringing claim.
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When cat killers end up in court
Steven Bouquet, convicted in June of cat killing in Brighton, seems to have been something of a throwback to the New York of the 1890s.
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News focus: Client satisfaction surges – time to give the profession a break?
Clients appear happier than ever with the cost and quality of legal advice. So why don’t consumer watchdogs trumpet these findings? The answer may lie in how the profession is perceived.
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Australia deal may open Pacific door to UK lawyers
UK government formally begins negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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City results season kicks off on a high
Top-50 financial results season sees ‘record’ activity levels, rising revenue and spikes in partner profit.
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Law Society HQ prepares to reopen
113 Chancery Lane will open to members from 9am next Monday (19 July).
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Supreme Court: 'no basis' for overturning parliament on two-child benefit limit
Judgment highlights need for courts to respect boundaries between legal and political process.
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Good Law Project’s reality check
Barrister Jolyon Maugham’s Good Law Project – ‘Our mission is to achieve change through the law’ – specialises in catching the government out on alleged legal breaches in the way contracts appear to be awarded to chums of people in high places.
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'Unjustifiable': Law Society denounces probate fee hike
It is wrong to increase fees when service is still subject to significant delays, says representative body.
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Ex-Dechert partner accused of lying to court claims 'global amnesia'
Neil Gerrard said he suffers from bouts of memory loss and cannot remember text messages about the Serious Fraud Office.
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Nurse sacked over flexible working secures ‘landmark' victory
Employment tribunal should have paid attention to the ‘childcare disparity’ between men and women, says appeal judge.
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'Think carefully before dropping your fees,' conveyancers told
Midlands practitioner says work is quieter now but will pick up again in September.
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Firm that dismissed pregnant trainee cleared of discrimination
Criminal defence practice praised by judge for helping people into qualification.
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Let UK rejoin Lugano, European lawyers demand
International Academy of Family Lawyers warns of ‘confusion, delay and increased cost’ if UK is blocked from key legal pact.
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Junior barristers' win rates almost on par with QCs, say researchers
Queen’s Counsel win just 55% of cases when matched against non-silks in court, research reveals.
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Partner profits rebound by £155k at Fieldfisher
City results season gets off to a strong start with several firms reporting higher turnover.
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LSB insists public wants lawyer competence checks
Oversight regulator says new research points to a demand for extra requirements.
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'We don't have enough judges, staff or courts' - LCJ
Lord Burnett of Maldon says government must provide sufficient funding on a sustained basis.