Last 3 months headlines – Page 547
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Blow for bankrupt barrister in trustee battle
Nicholas George is embroiled in case with trustee Simon Gwinnutt.
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Herbert Smith Freehills misses five-year gender diversity goal
Firm wanted to achieve a 30% female partnership this year.
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'The White Book is wrong' - Vos offers clarity on disclosure rules
High Court judge sets out exactly when disclosure pilot should apply.
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Lawyers of the world unite: union woos barristers (and cleaners)
Legal Sector Workers United says it will represent all working in a sector ‘riddled with poverty pay’.
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Legal Ombudsman costs set to creep up to five-year highs
Complaints handler suggests it has a positive future after period of instability and change.
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Baker McKenzie global chair dies
Paul Rawlinson, admitted in 1988, took time out last year due to exhaustion.
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Former Simmons partner fails with jurisdiction claim in discrimination case
Noro-Lanto Ravisy had insufficient connection to UK, Employment Appeal Tribunal rules.
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Government promises private tenancy law reform - but does not say when
Consultation response announces repeal of s21 of the Housing Act 1988.
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Probate registries to close under HMCTS centralisation plan
Ministers insist the service will improve by moving everything under one roof and bringing together shared expertise.
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She who must be updated
Return of Rumpole will bring the famed barrister into the 21st century.
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News focus: Inquests show that not all are equal in death
State actors are handed millions for expensive lawyers while bereaved families get little or nothing. Calls for equality of arms at inquests are getting louder, with MPs demanding reform
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Crowdfunding councils? Lawyers suggest local authorities could beg for cash to run cases
Cases in the public interest could benefit from crowdfunding, one solicitor said.
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Sun newspaper ordered to print correction over Leigh Day article
Press regulator says publication gave ’serious and potentially damaging misleading impression’ of firm.
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Law firm sacks partner for 'inappropriate conduct'
Senior partner says ‘swift action’ was taken once behaviour came to light.
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Law Society calls on Brunei to suspend sharia code
’People around the world have the right to live in a jurisdiction which protects their rights,’ says Chancery Lane
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City firms urged to set ‘aspirational’ BAME retention targets
NOTICED network sets out best practice guidelines for City law firms.
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Toys R Us administration legal bills approach £2m
Latest progress report shows host of City firms advising on administration.