Last 3 months headlines – Page 528
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News focus: A profession without equal?
At an international symposium hosted by the Law Society, City leaders, senior politicians, activists and clients debated how to close the gender gap in the top echelons of the legal profession
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Corporates cut legal function spending
EY survey of over 1,000 in-house lawyers found 82% of companies plan to reduce costs.
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Military under threat from ‘lawfare’
Chair of the Commons defence select committee claims threat of legal action undermines UK military interests.
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Deep dive into dispute resolution technology
Lab at Oxford University aims to build an international hub.
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Peace in our time? Majority of barristers accept government offer
Direct action suspended after 61% of criminal barristers vote in favour of the government’s proposals on defence and prosecution fees.
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Online probate system to be widely rolled out from October
Legislation says all solicitors can access online applications from autumn onwards.
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BCLP to combine law and technology for in-house push
BCLP Cubed will combine traditional legal services with hi-tech efficiency measures.
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Unenforced judgments costing companies millions
Almost 80% of finance professionals say they are owed $10m or more by judgment debtors.
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Fifth Birthday? Have a beer
Bhayani HR & Employment Law celebrated the occasion with the help of a Sheffield brewery.
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Watchdog raids Liverpool offices over data sales to PI firms
Computer equipment seized after ICO swoop on addresses in Liverpool.
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Government loses bid to take judges' pension dispute to Supreme Court
Treasury says it will now consider how best to compensate those affected by pension changes, which could cost the taxpayer £4bn a year.
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Couples face record 59-week wait for a divorce
Ministry of Justice says regional divorce centres are processing a backlog of older cases.
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Employment tribunals delayed by months after scrapping of fees
Solicitors complain of sudden postponements, lengthy wait times, and unresponsive courts, claiming the situation has deteriorated over the past year.
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Eversheds responds to ‘changing legal landscape’ with tech-driven ABS
Eversheds Sutherland’s business will focus on automation technology, artificial intelligence and analytics.
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Litigation funder rides insolvency wave
Changes in legislation have 'radically opened up' the sector, Manolete tells stock exchange.
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Solicitor can sue firm as employee after ‘informal’ partnership rejected
Private client solicitor was on fringes of partnership but still a worker, rules tribunal.
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MoJ publishes four-year-old research on unrepresented defendants
Report based on interviews with 15 judges and six prosecutors conducted in 2015.
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Former Schillings manager fined for selling 95 mobile phones
Martin Flowers must pay back £13,547 he made from selling handsets to phone recycler.
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Linklaters last magic circle firm to offer NQs less than £100k
Allen & Overy raised NQ pay to a minimum of £100,000 this week.