Last 3 months headlines – Page 390
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Big hand for the bench
Deputy Supreme Court president Lord Hodge enthuses about getting to grips with technology on the job.
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Slashed budgets put junior lawyers in frame for GC posts
Report suggests reduced legal budgets resulting from pandemic could lead to more junior lawyers being hired for in-house positions.
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Master warns of tougher line on rogue costs bills
Courts are taking the view that bumped-up costs must be sanctioned - not just disallowed.
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Top law school reassures students following backlash over online teaching
Bar school students at BPP were told teaching would remain online all of next term.
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Supreme Court lowers standard of proof for inquests
Solicitor of family who brought the case says ruling clarifies the law on suicide and unlawful killing.
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Criminal justice plight ‘vastly improved’ after 60% conviction drop
First official statistics since pandemic show the number of people dealt with by the criminal justice system fell by 15% in a year.
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Liverpool practice bought by growing Manchester PI firm
Express Solicitors says it will continue to grow despite the current challenging market conditions.
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US lawyers urge Trump to halt federal executions
Surge in Covid-19 cases is hampering defence process, American Bar Association president says.
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IBA 2020: Rule of law 'at greater risk than ever', says Law Society president
'As with any rushed decision-making, things can go seriously wrong', David Greene tells conference.
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Lawyers set to make £46m from sale to private equity buyer
Alan Sellers and Samantha Moss sell minority stake in Anexo, owner of PI firm Bond Turner.
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Vardags and trade union clash over dress-code leak
High-profile divorce firm went to court to prevent confidential information being disclosed.
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Irwin Mitchell sheds 46 staff in digital drive
Firm says 110 employees could have lost their jobs.
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City firms too impressed by Russell Group degrees, says mobility group
Social Mobility Foundation claims blind recruitment could improve legal sector.
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Downing Street PR guru now free for return to legal sector
Lee Cain's career includes a stint at Slater and Gordon during the firm's acquisitive phase.
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Ireland closes EU door to British solicitors
Law Society of Ireland review concludes that England and Wales-based solicitors will not be entitled to Irish practising certificates.
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BSB spent £250k on faulty bar school exams
Regulator appoints independent reviewer to investigate assessment fiasco.
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Lawyers should be last resort for separating families - McFarlane
New report from the judiciary recommends shifting family breakdown away from 'justice' response.
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HMCTS may publish court risk assessments
Work happening 'in the background' to see if documents can be put up within court and tribunal finder service.
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We'll appeal, says firm behind 'fundamentally flawed' £5bn group claim
Epic Brazil dam litigation will continue with challenge in the Court of Appeal.