Last 3 months headlines – Page 566
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Court allows 'indulgence' of adding group claims after deadline
Defendant in industrial injury case said another extension would cause it real prejudice.
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'Musical chairs': recorders unable to hear cases due to budget constraints
Criminal Bar Association says fixed trials are being taken out at the last minute and rescheduled for months later.
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Crunch week as probate ‘death tax’ nears approval
Delegated Legislation Committee due to consider statutory instrument this week.
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Cooley debuts in Brussels to support ‘Brexit needs’
Firm’s EU expansion follows opening of London office in 2015.
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Court rejects bias claim over 'warm and friendly' link to opposing solicitor
Arbitration chair had worked alongside QC and solicitor acting for one party, but court says this did not lead to bias.
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Liberty calls for ban on 'predictive policing'
Computer programs unfairly target over-policed communities and undermine community relations, says rights group.
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How to Passmore exams
SRA executive director Crispin Passmore has set up his own business helping law firms get their head around legal regulations.
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Oh, what shall I wear?
The European Patent Litigators Association puts its priorities in order: to wear a robe or not?
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Address this house
Unusual house names are surprisingly popular across the UK, so much so there exists an award dedicated to the most creative.
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Recruitment opens for Diversity Access Scheme
Law Society initiative aims to support people facing exceptional obstacles to becoming a solicitor.
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News focus: A freelance life off the legal treadmill
More and more lawyers, attracted to the notion of not being tied to a particular practice while working flexibly, become consultants. As law firms are discovering, freelancers offer manifold benefits
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Price publication rules 'will drive down costs and quality'
Bellwether report suggests many solicitors see online publication requirements as a risk.
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GCs tell firms: diversify or lose out
HP legal chief says tech giant’s ‘diversity holdback’ scheme is working as panel firms change behaviour.
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Pay trainees a 'fair' salary, Law Society urges
Law Society announces a 2.6% increase in recommended minimum salaries.
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Ince administrators to assess 'high level' of partner departures
Quantuma and Pinsent Masons say they understand that stakeholders wish to better understand the reasons for the administration.
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Criminal bar 'incensed' over £93k salary for CPS posts
Criminal Bar Association chief says members are enduring 'hard slog with none of the benefits'.
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Price transparency: bar approves two-tier regime
Traditionally instructed barristers and chambers will escape requirement to publish price lists.
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Strasbourg throws out Briton's Holocaust denial free speech claim
European Court of Human Rights backs German conviction for incitement to hatred.
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Solicitor outraged after 11-year-old client detained in police cell
Law firm director questions why police did not issue a 'street bail' over malicious communications allegation.