Last 3 months headlines – Page 679
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Flexible courts plan 'still discriminatory' - Chancery Lane
Law Society says revised protocol does not set out how lawyers will escape need to work longer hours.
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Judges will need to learn about computer code to handle disputes, Vos predicts
Chancellor of the High Court enthuses about artificial intelligence - and the need to understand blockchain.
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You're hired: Coca-Cola and Marks & Spencer seek solicitor apprentices
Applicants for the six-year apprenticeships need eight A*-C GCSEs and three A-levels at grade B or above.
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Trust in lawyers edges up - but profession still lags 'ordinary man in the street'
Annual survey places lawyers mid-table in list of trustworthy professions.
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Pinsent Masons faces claim over Spanish hires
Ramón & Cajal alleges City firm breached agreements by hiring staff following failed merger talks.
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MPs blame 'defensive' NHS culture for spiralling claims costs
Committee says government has been too slow to understand problem and get a grip on costs.
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'Where's the evidence?': MPs tell ministers to justify discount rate reform
Committee chair says setting the rate is about how society treats injured people, following campaign by insurance lobby to force a rethink.
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Government defends fee cut ahead of Law Society challenge
Justice minister Dominic Raab says increased Crown court spend does not reflect an increase in defence solicitors' work.
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City firm backs huge group action case against Google
High Court claim alleges Google breached data of millions of iPhone owners.
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Treasury memo suggests real whiplash savings are just £16
Campaigners against PI reform says justification for reforms has disappeared.
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FCA says City firms may have broken competition law
Applying competition enforcement powers for the first time, City watchdog cites four asset management companies over activity related to initial public offerings.
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Slater and Gordon confirms plans to close four UK offices
Smaller sites to be shut down as legacy of rapid acquisitions is dealt with.
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Immigration detainees face deportation due to legal aid bureaucracy
Indepedent study commissioned by Bar Council highlights solicitors' 'Catch-22' dilemma.
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Campaigning Manchester PI firm goes into administration
Practice had success in its six years in campaigning for greater safety around home hair dye kits.
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Quality scheme for criminal advocates finally abandoned
Regulator announces demise of QASA after four years of controversy - but SRA chief suggests idea could be revived.
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Harry and Meghan's justice jaunt
Newly engaged couple's first official stop is the National Justice Museum.
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Court of Appeal allows ATE recovery for cases settled early
Lawyers and insurers have keenly awaited decision in rolled-up cases where insurance cover was claimed back.
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Law Society to challenge government over fee cuts
Vice-president Christina Blacklaws says Chancery Lane has no choice but to take legal action.
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Hunt confirms redress scheme to cut maternity negligence costs
Minister says lessons are not being learned when cases take so long to reach a settlement.
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Pinsent Masons to axe dozens of PA roles
International firm confirms consultation earlier this year has resulted in 78 voluntary redundancies.