Last 3 months headlines – Page 702
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Equality body pledges £500k to fight education discrimination
Equality and Human Rights Commission says law is meaningless if people are priced out of justice.
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Deadline day dispute after claimant serves in final moments
Judge admits ‘tension’ between rules as she attempts to clarify standards expected of litigators.
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MP urges rethink on employment tribunal time constraints
Mike Penning will use adjournment debate to call for more autonomy for judges.
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Female solicitor appointed to High Court bench
Clare Moulder will be assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.
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Landmark appeal judgment dents libel threshold hopes
Test of 2013 Defamation Act finds for claimant in ’major set-back for free speech’.
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Law school tackles profession's dearth of black men
University of Manchester is piloting a bursary scheme to encourage potential law students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Firms braced for negligence flood over ground rent advice
Conveyancing sector also waiting on outcome of crucial fraudster liability appeal.
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Regional law firms struggle as City thrives - benchmarking report
Same percentage of regional firms warn equity partner profits are falling as City firms boast partner profits are up.
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Audit finds 'no rationale' for emergency £300k Asons grant
Long-awaited audit report says grant to Bolton PI firm was ‘legal and appropriate’ - but criticises council.
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Gide claims new first in Iranian market
French-origin international firm first to practise in Tehran under its own name.
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Slater and Gordon announces Australia job cuts
About 7% of workforce affected by restructure, which does not affect UK operations.
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Goodbye to the PA: Pinsent Masons opens redundancy consultation
International firm says around 100 personal assistant jobs at risk.
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Legal executives bid for ABS regulation
CILEx and its regulatory arm apply to give members the chance to set up alternative business structures.
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Lammy Review: CPS backs 'race-blind' prosecutions
Crown Prosecution Service says it will consider the practical implications of David Lammy's recommendation.
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Ex-KWM staff set for pay out in days
Employment tribunal claim was brought by 200 former staff at the defunct former European arm of King & Wood Mallesons
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Thanks a bundle! 2,000 pages of 'largely irrelevant' trial papers infuriate judge
Litigants told they can expect cost penalties if lengthy bundles hold up the justice process.
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'Can you hear me?' Survey highlights video-link failures
Charity Transform Justice is gathering evidence on virtual hearings.
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Court lift fault hits disabled solicitor's work
More accounts of crumbling courts across England and Wales reach the newsdesk.