Last 3 months headlines – Page 654
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Elizabeth the freight
It appears triggering Article 50 affected the humour on display last week at an august panel discussion held at City firm HFW.
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News focus: Bridging the diversity chasm
A Law Society survey on women in the law suggests that attitudes to gender equality are improving, but unconscious bias is still widely perceived to be a major problem.
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Delay casts fresh doubt over new super-exam
Fresh uncertainty hangs over the plan to replace the LPC with a new centrally set examination.
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Blacklaws: include partners in pay gap statistics
Firms should include partners in their statistics on employee pay, says Law Society vice-president.
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PI firms face search engine ‘arms race’
Personal injury firms are being drawn into an increasingly expensive arms race to reach the top of internet search engines, the Gazette has learned. Marketing experts say the cost per click for key search terms has rocketed in recent months as lawyers jostle for top ranking in a crowded but ...
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Registry to reform land charge data
HM Land Registry seeks solicitors’ opinions as it begins migration process to digital database.
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Regulator seeks RBS conflict evidence
The SRA will ask to see evidence collected by financial watchdogs into possible conflicts involving lawyers seconded to banking giant RBS.
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Positive reaction to call for dishonesty definition
Lawyers have cautiously welcomed a suggestion by the president of the Supreme Court that parliament should define what constitutes dishonesty.
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23 new boilers and 15 roofs: HMCTS insists it is fixing weather-beaten courts
Chief executive assures lawyers the courts service has redoubled efforts to fix temporary and long-term problems.
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CPS secures first conviction for failure to prevent bribery
Interior design company will not have Bribery Act conviction registered on record.
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Legal wishlist for Hammond's first spring statement
Chancellor set to outline any new spending plans in next week’s speech to parliament.
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Employment tribunal claims soar by 90%
Quarterly statistics for employment tribunal claims reveal huge increase since fees ruling.
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Lammy: find me an ethnic minority judge and I'll buy you a beer
MP for Tottenham says he should have recommended quotas for the judiciary in his race review.
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No more 'complaints': Bar watchdog mulls governance shake-up
Regulator says its plans will create a more ‘transparent and positive relationship’ with the public.
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LASPO review: MoJ issues terms of reference to gather evidence
Four consultative groups will be set up to cover civil, family and criminal justice and the advice sector.
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Super-exam decision delayed again
Legal Services Board tells regulator it needs to consider ‘additional correspondence’ on SQE
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Data watchdog reveals big fall in cold-calling complaints
Practice of unsolicited calls and messages is universally hated, but enforcement action appears to be working.