Last 3 months headlines – Page 647
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NewsGovernment pledges to cut wedding red tape - as wait for divorce gets longer
Couples are waiting up to four months longer than they would have had to in 2015 to get a decree nisi.
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NewsMost barristers to escape full price transparency
Regulator introduces transparency rules - but only practitioners providing specific direct access services will have to list charges.
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NewsClaims boss made £1.4m from selling illegal data to solicitors
David Cullen will have to pay back profits from his activities if his finances improve.
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NewsSheffield firm pays tribute to much-loved senior partner
Mary Butler died over the weekend, her firm announced today.
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NewsLinklaters joins the six-figure NQ salary club
New associates at the firm can now earn more than £100,000.
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NewsLabour urged to 'step up and defend legal aid legacy'
Party supporters want to see a fully funded system in the next manifesto.
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NewsSlater and Gordon taps into fee-sharing deal with LegalDefence app
Subscribers to app receive 25% off Slater and Gordon legal fees. In return, the firm receives a third of membership fees.
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NewsWhat a performance
Rolls Building regular Gareth Corfield called out the Secret Barrister for ’performative othering’ of reporters on Twitter.
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NewsNews 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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NewsCorporates 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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NewsMilitary under threat from ‘lawfare’
Chair of the Commons defence select committee claims threat of legal action undermines UK military interests.
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NewsDeep dive into dispute resolution technology
Lab at Oxford University aims to build an international hub.
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NewsPeace 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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NewsOnline probate system to be widely rolled out from October
Legislation says all solicitors can access online applications from autumn onwards.
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NewsBCLP 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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NewsUnenforced judgments costing companies millions
Almost 80% of finance professionals say they are owed $10m or more by judgment debtors.
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NewsFifth Birthday? Have a beer
Bhayani HR & Employment Law celebrated the occasion with the help of a Sheffield brewery.
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NewsWatchdog raids Liverpool offices over data sales to PI firms
Computer equipment seized after ICO swoop on addresses in Liverpool.