Last 3 months headlines – Page 444
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Barristers get help for priority Covid testing
Representative body will refer self-employed barristers for Covid-19 tests as if they were employees.
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Upbeat Mishcon picks Singapore for first Asia office
Top-30 firm says Asia is a ‘key growth area for our firm and the world’.
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Lawyers urged to offer free 20-minute domestic abuse support
Support service for parents going through family courts says growing number of calls features domestic abuse.
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Law centres given £5.4m to survive pandemic
Ministry of Justice says demand for social welfare advice is expected to grow.
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Urgent review of civil justice under lockdown
Report due out later this month after opinions of court users have been canvassed.
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Baker McKenzie: 'Failed pass' was not professional misconduct, QC says
Many relationships in law firms form between junior and senior colleagues, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hears.
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Solicitor in her 40s dies after being shot
Suffolk Constabulary says officers were called shortly before 4.45am on Sunday.
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Claim £100m in outstanding fees, minister tells legal aid firms
Justice minister Alex Chalk MP Cash-strapped firms told there is money available to them from government.
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55% of leading firms do not have a month’s cash in the bank
‘Lean approach’ and enhanced partner distributions have left firms vulnerable to prolonged financial shock.
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McFarlane warns of remote hearing ‘overload’ after wrong care order
Family head says courts must be prepared to adjourn cases if they are not suitable for remote hearings.
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News focus: Coronavirus is incubator of invention for law firms
Against a backdrop of Covid-19, law firms have come up with a plethora of client-facing instruments, encompassing wills and probate, property and insolvency. Is this the ‘new normal’?
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Firms rally round in remarkable responses to Covid crisis
Pepperells and Simpson Millar go extra mile to help people affected by pandemic.
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Labour’s justice plan to beat Covid-19
Labour’s front bench justice heads today outline a seven-point plan to adapt to coronavirus and ‘ensure the system is never left so vulnerable again’.
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Judge denies firm £1.1m in costs over funding switch
Court of Appeal rules that reasons for changing from legal aid funding to a conditional fee agreement were unreasonable.
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Virtual tribunal lives up to reality
Lots of fingers were crossed last week when the disciplinary case against Baker McKenzie resumed in a virtual courtroom after a four-month adjournment.
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Fitness to practise
A virtual fitness challenge to raise money for charities affected by Covid-19 has raised a blood-pumping question: which lawyers are fitter – those in-house or in private practice?
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Art of the matter
As we hit week seven of lockdown, art lovers are running out of options for feeding their addiction.
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Former Baker McKenzie bosses disagree over SRA conversation
Management committee 'took counsel' on whether to report Gary Senior case to regulator, tribunal told.
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Land Registry relaxes ID rules for Covid crisis
‘Temporary changes’ also enable electronically captured wet signatures on deeds.