Last 3 months headlines – Page 691
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NewsYour family and immigration questions answered - from £4.99
LexSnap founder Tetiana Bersheda says online service will improve initial client meetings.
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NewsWiggin boosts IP offering with Redd deal
Merger will create firm with 20 specialised IP lawyers.
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NewsDual representation floated to speed up home buying
Government asks if encouraging the same conveyancer to act for buyer and seller might help fix 'broken market'.
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NewsE-conveyancing back on government agenda
Government seeks views to help accelerate progress of online scheme.
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NewsLaw Society Excellence Awards - in pictures
Winners announced at last night’s awards all pictured, plus the reactions from social media.
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NewsDiversity MP urges solicitors not to be 'defensive' on bias
Lammy rules out the need for a formal public inquiry, but action is needed.
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NewsWhy refer work to rival firms? – report
Law firms could be missing a trick by referring enquiries that fall outside their specialisms to rivals, according to the latest bellwether. According to LexisNexis's The Race to Evolve report, published today, 65% of enquiries that firms regularly receive fall outside of their main practice areas. However, 95% of ...
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NewsWill Billy send clerks off their trolley?
News that Google’s DeepMind artificial intelligence has beaten the world’s best human player of Go will make even the hardest sceptic wonder what task is now safe from the march of the machines. Obiter would once have bet on the barristers’ clerk. While AI is capable of taking over many ...
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NewsShot the sheriff, got badge
The first response to Obiter’s call for rocking lawyers comes from Stratocaster master Philip Astles, front man of The Fabulous Duck Brothers: A Tribute To Eric Clapton. ‘I get to be Eric in the band and we have a great time most weekends when we find ourselves gigging here and ...
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NewsCooking lunch at her convenience
Whatever misdemeanours are revealed in the next report of the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office, our judiciary is non-league compared with premier league-standard Las Vegas family court judge Elizabeth Halverson. She qualified in 1992 and in 1995 became a clerk to the 8th Judicial District before setting up her own practice. ...
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NewsNews focus: Will mediation become compulsory?
Encouraging litigants to resolve conflicts through alternative dispute resolution is failing, raising the very real possibility of forcing ADR on the unwilling
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NewsNews roundup: in brief
Judicial job precedent The Court of Appeal has heard a case which will determine the employment status of the bench, following a whistleblowing claim from a district judge. Claire Gilham is suing the Ministry of Justice, alleging that excessive workloads caused her breakdown. The ministry denies the claim. Playing at ...
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NewsSeedrs capital
The Law Society has teamed up with investment platform Seedrs to connect members with lawtech startups looking for funding. Christina Blacklaws, vice president, announced the agreement at last week’s Legal Geek event in London. ‘Harnessing technology effectively can have a significant impact on how solicitors operate and engage with their ...
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News'Trial by Skype' will undermine justice system, charity warns
More data needed on impact of video-link hearings on defendents.
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NewsWarning as number of solicitors tops 140,000
Growth in numbers may be unsustainable for large firms.
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NewsJackson: lawyers have ‘grown up’ since my first review
Lord Justice Jackson delivers key note speech at Association of costs lawyers conference.
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News'Unsung heroes' supporting victims and witnesses to be honoured
Six awards will be presented at inaugural HM Courts & Tribunals Service ceremony.
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NewsTribunal fee refund plan revealed - three months after Supreme Court ruling
Initial phase will be aimed at 1,000 claimants in single claims, justice minister tells parliament.
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NewsLies and statistics: advocates get help with statistical evidence
Guide produced by Inns of Court College of Advocacy and Royal Statistical Society aims to help avoid miscarriages of justice.
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NewsGascoyne and Greene lead Excellence parade
Law Society announces 19 winners of the 11th Excellence Awards.