Last 3 months headlines – Page 386
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‘Lawyers aren’t a charity’: Family judge awards £60k incurred costs
Court says client should not be beholden to lawyers over unpaid costs.
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BSB sets anti-racist action plan for chambers
Regulator publishes four ‘anti-racist actions’ for counsel to implement.
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Clyde & Co kicks off range of redundancy consultations
Firm is seeking to ‘improve and modernise’ its secretarial provision.
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Court blasts SRA for ‘alarming’ costs bill in Beckwith case
Regulator claimed costs of almost £344,000 in wake of high profile prosecution.
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Deepwater ruling clarifies law on arbitrator bias
Challenge to appointment of arbitrator in claim arising from 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster is thrown out by UK Supreme Court.
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Complaints about barristers surge as focus shifts to private behaviour
Regulator received 15 cases alleging sexual harassment, which - along with bullying - is an area of ‘real concern’.
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Web giants get their own regulator
Digital Markets Unit will enforce a new code to cover behaviour, government says.
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Eleventh-hour plea on Lugano pact
Law Society joins plea to EU to allow UK to sign up to convention when Brexit transition period ends.
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Beckwith misconduct verdict overturned on appeal
Former magic circle partner overturns £35,000 fine as High Court lambasts 'flawed' SDT finding and 'alarming' costs.
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Bullish Gateley shrugs off Covid as profits climb
Listed pioneer trading above pre-pandemic levels ahead of half-year results.
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Sole practitioner ordered to pay damages for unlawful wage deductions
Solicitor’s actions were ‘egregious breach of the statutory requirements’, tribunal finds.
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SRA chair: Going back to old ways of working would be a ‘travesty’
Anna Bradley hopes that changes to working practices can continue when pandemic ends.
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Free legal advice centres receive £11.5m in emergency funding
Almost 180 legal advice organisations benefit from Community Justice Fund.
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City firm embraces remote working and reverses pay cuts
Solicitors at Taylor Wessing allowed to work from home up to half of the time.
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Buckland assures City of post-Brexit opportunities
UK now has a number of international trade deals, says lord chancellor.
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Legal PA placed in redundancy ‘pool of one’ loses dismissal claim
Law firm worker argued that firm should have widened scope of redundancy consultation.
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SRA chief: Misconduct reports must be more than office gossip
General counsel clarifies reporting obligations and discourages ‘defensive’ reporting by firms.
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City celebrates ‘golden decade’ – but impact of pandemic remains unclear
Legal sector revenue has risen by 44% since 2010, lobby group reports.
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Dentons starts redundancy consultation as part of remote working push
Up to 24 fee earners across the country could lose their jobs.
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Spending review: Sunak pledges millions to tackle courts backlog
Chancellor answers call to profession’s concerns about workloads in courts and tribunals.