News – Page 41
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NewsPupil barristers to get up to 50% more under new minimum salary
Bar regulator confirms new mandatory minimum wage rules will come into force in September.
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NewsWhite & Case women paid 65% less than men
City firms appear to be listening to calls to include partners in annual pay gap reporting.
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NewsSFO under fire for 'fundamental misunderstanding' in Tesco trial
Fraud charges against former directors at the supermarket have been thrown out.
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NewsGovernment-commissioned review recommends legal aid for bereaved families
Independent report says families of those who died in state detention should receive non-means-tested public funding.
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NewsCity firms claimed £14m costs in oligarch case
High Court judgment ruled last week that the English courts did not have jurisdiction to hear fraud claims.
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NewsBaker McKenzie faces negligence claim in Russian mine row
Complaint filed in US concerns international firm’s advice to UK investment company.
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NewsAI systems must have a human in the loop
Law Society president calls for framework of standards on algorithmic tools in justice system.
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Chambers seeks to tackle bar's diversity problem
20 Essex Street claims to be the first chambers to implement software designed to attract graduates from a diverse field.
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NewsBar wars: Cadbury fails in bid to alter purple trade mark
Cadbury had attempted to fend off a challenge from rival chocolate maker Nestlé.
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NewsArticle 50 opinion 'unwarranted interference' in parliament
Advocate general suggests court will rule that the UK can unilaterally reverse Brexit.
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NewsCivil Justice Council opts against mandatory ADR
Recommendations published today promote the use of alternatives to 'capitulation or litigation'.
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NewsEquality Act under the spotlight in veganism claim
Employment tribunal will hear claim by dismissed worker who says his veganism is a ‘philosophical belief’.
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NewsIncoming bar chair pledges to fight ‘over-regulation’
Richard Atkins QC delivered his inaugral address last night.
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NewsBoxing guru loses £922k costs fight with former lawyers
Frank Warren sought to argue he was not liable for agreements transferred to another firm.
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NewsBrexit: Paris throws down gauntlet to 'deluded' London on big-ticket disputes
President of France's new international commercial court says cost of access 'much more reasonable'.
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SFO hails conclusion of first DPA
Lisa Osofsky says DPAs hold companies to account without ’punishing’ innocent employees.
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NewsLitigation funder to float next week
Manolete Partners has raised £29.4m for an oversubscribed IPO.
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NewsLord chancellor hails 'big four' legal market shake-up
David Gauke also tells City event that EU withdrawal agreement is in the best interests of the legal sector.
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NewsDefamation brought into LASPO success fee regime
Decision will help control costs of libel cases and comply with human rights obligations, lord chancellor says.
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NewsCoA criticises trial judge for leading litigant in person
Appeal finds that trial judge went too far in trying to counter any perceived imbalance.