Last 3 months headlines – Page 764
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NewsBe honest about pressure on the CPS, former chief prosecutor tells DPP
Nazir Afzal says he short-sightedly 'let go' his most experienced staff because he had to cut his budget by 30%.
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NewsBullish Bakers reports London profits up 92%
Highest paid member of global firm drew £2.58m in 2017, LLP results reveal.
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NewsTrade mark company told to stop calling itself 'number one'
Advertising Standards Authority says adverts must not appear again in their current form.
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NewsPlaudits for judge's plain speaking in adoption case
Deputy District Judge Reed explains decision with 'simple words' so the father, who has a learning disability, can understand.
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NewsEversheds takes strides towards female partner goal
International firm has target to reach 30% female partnership by 2021.
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NewsPioneering solicitor QC quits magic circle for chambers
Judith Gill hails 'exciting times for arbitration in Singapore’.
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NewsFraud authority sets ‘robo-lawyer' to work on cases
AI can work '2,000 times faster than a human lawyer’, SFO says.
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NewsHome sellers should be forced to provide upfront information, says trade body
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government says it will encourage sellers to be 'sale ready'.
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NewsSFO reveals new interim director
Successor to David Green has been appointed but cannot start immediately.
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NewsMake courts less intimidating for young adults, says think tank
Centre for Justice Innovation sets out blueprint to make court process easier to understand for defendants aged between 18 and 25.
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NewsDemand for business law rising but top-200 go niche as competition intensifies
Demand for commercial legal advice will rise over the next 18 months, according to an annual market bellwether*, but some sectors are becoming crowded with law firm teams created to serve specific industries. Of 180 large and SME businesses surveyed by IRN Research, most expect their demands for legal services ...
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NewsAll-female partner round at Winckworth Sherwood
Top-100 full-service law firm Winckworth Sherwood has promoted three female senior associates in its latest partner round. The appointments, effective 6 April, come from the education, employment and parliamentary practice groups. The new partners are Alexandra Dillistone in parliamentary, Louise Lawrence in employment and Anna Shadbolt in education. Winckworth Sherwood ...
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NewsConveyancing: dual representation off the table
Homebuying review rules out a single conveyancer, but Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government will look at banning referral fees.
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NewsWatchdog 'parks' regime change for senior City counsel
Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Andrew Bailey says Brexit has affected the watchdog's workload.
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NewsSuper-regulator: Legal aid is a matter for parliament, not us
Legal Services Board says it is not in a position to understand or comment on trade-offs involved in allocating tax revenues.
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NewsDozens of chambers join escalating bar action
Criminal solicitors call for ‘unity’ across the legal profession amid fears defendants may have ’unsuitable’ counsel foisted upon them.
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NewsWill the bashful barrister bare all?
Why the anonymity of the legal blogger who has become an indispensable source with new book?
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NewsSmooth as Silk? Not quite...
The old dictum ‘You may have your choice of counsel but not the counsel of your choice’ seems to have cropped up recently in the Northern Ireland case over whether a defendant had to have a silk represent him. The question whether a good junior is better than a poor ...
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NewsNews focus: gender pay expectations gap
Excluding equity partners effectively allows many firms to constrict their gender pay gap. But the tide has turned and more realistic figures have come in — what do they tell us?