News – Page 22
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NewsParadise Birmingham: DLA Piper office goes fully flexible
Pandemic 'challenged our assumptions' about what staff and clients will need from an office.
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NewsHourly rates rebuff for non-London commercial firms
Master of rolls to consider proposed rises in guideline rates frozen since 2010.
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NewsCoalition of lawyers unveils ‘universally standardised’ NDA
The new template is designed to improve the efficiency of legal teams and increase transparency.
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NewsMidlands firm embarks on recruitment drive after 'incredible year'
Lodders is seeking to increase its workforce by more than 25% as more national firms defy the Covid downturn.
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NewsEthics principles to guide lawtech development
Innovations must place client at the centre, Law Society president says in inaugural address.
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NewsSRA considers kite-mark scheme for tech
Regulator announces possible ways to ‘build trust’ in lawtech sector.
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NewsJudges owed a duty of care, government concedes
Admission comes amid growing complaints of bullying among the judiciary.
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News'Thank you bonus' firm celebrates 30% profit rise
Bevan Brittan says wellbeing support a key consideration behind strong financial results.
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NewsBullish Clifford Chance hails ‘strongest performance to date’
Profit per equity partner up 9% to £1.85m in sixth consecutive year of growth at magic circle giant.
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NewsNational firm announces family-friendly pay policies
Irwin Mitchell says it wants to improve work-life balance and extend flexible working.
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NewsAnnual figures lay bare ombudsman’s nightmare lockdown year
Scheme says there are signs of improvement after struggles of last year.
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News'No sacred cows' in lawtech revolution, industry body says
Report cautions legal services sector against 'perpetuating an analogue status quo'.
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NewsSilent library and a fitness studio: Inside a post-pandemic HQ
London firm says it will accommodate staff working in the office two or three days a week.
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NewsMaster of the rolls gives green light to mandatory ADR
CJC report 'opens the door to a significant shift', says Sir Geoffrey Vos.
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NewsChambers takes on cyber-blackmailers in High Court
Order against ‘person or persons unknown’ highlights threat of ransomware attacks from Russia.
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NewsPI and insurance giants announce five-year partnership
Minster Law will service legal claims across the esure and Sheila’s Wheels brands.
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NewsSouth east firm ready for north west expansion after new acquisition
Taylor Rose MW has now grown to a £70m practice with 1,000 staff.
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NewsConsolidator buys QualitySolicitors network
Metamorph Group acquires business that once pledged to dominate sector.
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NewsSlater and Gordon: stop these fishing expeditions on baseless claims
Concern about a ‘growing industry’ targeting former clients with promises of getting their money back.
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News‘Vast bulk of civil disputes’ can be resolved online, says Vos
Master of the rolls says online funnel for all civil, family and tribunal disputes is now in the course of creation.