Last 3 months headlines – Page 580
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Equality Act under the spotlight in veganism claim
Employment tribunal will hear claim by dismissed worker who says his veganism is a ‘philosophical belief’.
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Incoming bar chair pledges to fight ‘over-regulation’
Richard Atkins QC delivered his inaugral address last night.
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Simpson Millar still growing with new acquisition
Firm also says a new brand is needed to break down barriers that stop people accessing legal services.
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Canada shows way to online claims future
British Columbia’s Civil Resolution Tribunal to take on road traffic accident cases from April.
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Boxing guru loses £922k costs fight with former lawyers
Frank Warren sought to argue he was not liable for agreements transferred to another firm.
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Brexit: Paris throws down gauntlet to 'deluded' London on big-ticket disputes
President of France's new international commercial court says cost of access 'much more reasonable'.
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Litigation funder closes doors to new cases
Calunius says £100m fund has completed its investments and surprises market with no plans for successor.
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SFO hails conclusion of first DPA
Lisa Osofsky says DPAs hold companies to account without ’punishing’ innocent employees.
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No scope cuts and a fee hike: Scottish government buttresses legal aid system
Scotland’s legal aid solicitors will enjoy a more upbeat Christmas than their counterparts south of the border following a hike in fee rates. All civil and criminal legal aid rates north of the border will increase by 3% from next April, after the Scottish government published its response to an ...
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A smartphone court: 'Why not?', asks the lord chief justice
International forum on online courts hears top-level enthusiasm for internet increasing access to justice.
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Litigation funder to float next week
Manolete Partners has raised £29.4m for an oversubscribed IPO.
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Staff offered bonuses up to £3,600 under firm's new 'John Lewis' scheme
Hodge Jones & Allen agrees to sell the business to an employee ownership trust.
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Child abuse solicitor fined after disclosure to journalist
Respondents complained after information shared in pre-action protocol appeared in newspaper article.
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News focus: Buying in to price transparency
New rules on publishing price and service information kick in this week. Enforcement will be light-touch at first, but marketeers say law firms should exploit the opportunity to showcase their wares
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Leave the money and run
A conference of barristers was more impressed by Gauke’s latest promise of cash than his latest speech.
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Bar's 'silence' on sexual harassment must change, says QC
Jo Delahunty says mandatory reporting rule ’hindering efforts to flush out instances of harassment’.